THE SIMPLICITY AND FAITH OF A CHILD.

Dearest Beloved:

I have been very blessed these past few weeks to spend time with my grandchild, Layla, who is 3 years, old,  teaching her about being a warrior for Jesus, and teaching her about having command over the things given to us in the kingdom of God.

This is a new breed of warriors like none other before them. She is already warring with a sword of light cutting through the darkness with the sword since turning 3 years old.  We do battle every day with our play swords, cutting through the darkness of the enemy, slashing him to pieces with the sword of light.  

This morning, she ran upstairs to spend time with me, and we began our time together in Jesus, which usually begins with exercising our bodies for Jesus.  All warriors must be strong and in shape to war against the enemy, so we begin with the exercising of our physical bodies as we take that time to worship him with music and sing his praises.  We jump for joy to Jesus on the trampoline, and leap forward onto the promised land with is the bed, with great joy as we cross over to the Jordan into the Promised land. 

I left the room for a minute, and when I came back, I found the presence of Jehovah had filled my bedroom with Layla in the midst of the cloud, skipping around the room talking to Jesus.  I was overcome with his presence, as I entered the room, and began to just observe the innocence and simplicity of a child.

The Lord said to me, see the simplicity of a child in my kingdom.  She was totally enthralled with Jesus at that moment. Nothing else seemed to matter as she skipped around the room, talking with Jesus.   She went to the picture I have above my bed, with Jesus walking on water.  She asked me how come he didn't fall into the water. I began to share with her the things the Holy Spirit gave for me to share on the subject of water walking.    She turned to me , and said without even a doubt in her heart.  Okay grandma can we do that with Jesus one day together, and I told her absolutely! There is no doubt in this child's heart that this cannot be done.  That is the simplicity of a child in his kingdom.  We are to walk in that simplicity and faith that just says if God says it then that is truth, not what I see with my eyes, but what He states in his word is the real truth, all else is an illusion.

We are to have that kind of faith, that has no doubt, but believes his words that simply.  

As we continued to worship the Lord, this morning, his presence filled the room even more, as she spoke to him quietly as she skipped, telling him how much she loved him, and how handsome he was.  I just wept in the innocence of the child's heart, speaking to Jesus. This touched my heart more than any teaching I have sat under, for it was the touch of the master's hand on this child, that transformed my heart and touched it so.  His simplicity and his love. .

As we continued worshiping Him, she wanted to play a game and could not find her game.  I said to her send out the angels to bring it to you,  and they will.  She just said, okay, she didn't buck and give me fifty thousand excuses why it could not be done, like so many adults I know have done. She said, okay, and said out loud, angels bring me my game, please, its lost.  Two seconds later, Holy Spirit said to me,  tell her to go into her room and get it, it was right there, waiting for her. Again, I was reminded of the simplicity of a Childs believing in his promises, how we are to be in the Father's kingdom. 

As we winded down our worship time with Jesus this morning, I reminded her how much Jesus loves her and all the children, no matter what we do, he still loves us and will never leave us.  How he takes care of each of us always because we are so special to him. It was such a refreshing time for me, to be able to teach a child his words that are so simple a child could understand it. 

We are all his children, the Father said to me this morning. He loves each one of us the same. No matter what we do or say, or have been, we are loved the same, without prejudice.  He doesn't want one of us lost, and through this precious child of his this morning, I knew his love for each of his children on this earth as I saw his presence touch this little child of his.  

I learned of the simplicity of a child's faith, which we are to have, how simple their faith is, how innocent their hearts are. We are to walk in that same faith and simplicity.

These were his words to me today.

Gloria Shepherd     4/8/01

The Simplicity and Faith of  A Child

My children, many of you have gotten so involved in the complexity of your words about my words, that you forgotten the most important words.  My words are so simple that a child can understand them.   They are not so complicated that they cannot be understood by a child. 

Many of you have become ensnarled in the complexity of man's religious philosophy about my word, instead of taking hold of the simplicity of my words that have been spoken to you.  Many of you have woven a complex web of words that are almost impossible to understand by a person on meat, let alone a simple child who is not able to comprehend your complex statements of faith.  

I say to you, take hold of that which is simple, so that even a child may understand it. Is this not what the Pharisee's and the scribes guilty of in days past?  They knew the words written in the torah, yet they did not know me.  They were entangled in the great swelling of words, that flattered the ears of those hearing it, and lifted themselves up in pride in their knowledge above the rest.  They used my words as weapons of war to destroy the hearers, and to enslave those who listened to their great swellings of words.  They were nothing more than great empty swellings of clouds that travel over the dry and thirsty desert, unable to quench the dry and thirsty ground because they were devoid of water.  Beware my children, that you do not become as the men of that day, who when I came in the flesh on earth, they knew me not, and did not know who walked amongst them.  

Walk in the innocence of a child on this earth, my beloved ones, talk with me with the heart of a young child, walking with me in the coolness of the garden of your Father who loves to be with you.  

Walk with the faith of child to believe the words which I have given to you.  Walk in faith, as a child has faith in what I speak to them.  Many of you need to come back into the simplicity of the walk in me, to be refreshed in the garden of my love.  Walk out in faith like a  child has, believe my words, and do not doubt them, but walk in that simplicity of heart,  never doubting. Walk forth as a child in my kingdom.  My words are not complicated nor hard to understand, but are so simple a child could understand and believe them.  Walk out without doubting that I have given to you the keys to the kingdom in this hour. 

For in this hour, as you walk out with the simple faith of a child in the kingdom, I will perform that which I have promised to you in days past.  By my spirit, I will perform mighty miracles in this hour as a testimony to me in this earth.  Many will turn away from their wicked ways in the days to come through what will be done by my spirit says the Lord.  Remember that it is love that will turn their hearts to me, and is the catalyst to ignite the resurrection power in you.  The Holy Spirit will testify and glorify my name over the earth, as He performs that which is given to him to do through you on earth in this hour.   Know that my words are simple to do and perform as you yield yourself completely to the Holy Spirit, He will testify of me and glorify my name over all the earth.