My 10-year-old granddaughter had been talking about being baptized for several weeks so I told her the next time she came in for a visit we would talk with the Pastor. Several weeks passed and I hadn’t mentioned it to her only because I had not thought of it myself, but she had not forgotten because one Sunday as soon as service was over, she asked Pawpaw if she could go up and talk to the pastor about being Baptized.

So with pawpaw in tow they walked up the aisle to the front of the church. To say she was nervous would be an understatement, I’ve never seen a 10-year-old fidget with making sure her dress was appropriately situated, her jacket was on her shoulders, her hand’s persistently moving. It was quite admirable, and you couldn’t help but to admire her for the boldness to go upfront and talk to Pastor on her own.

When she got the ok from

pastor she walked out into the hallway where I knew she was searching for her favorite people to share her good news with, one being her Kingdom Kid teacher, and the other, her children’s church teacher. She couldn’t wait to tell them about her appointed time to be baptized.

When we left the church she was 90 miles to nothing with excitement and proceeded to go down the list informing me of all who needed to be there, I have to say she definitely captured my heart.

As I ponder over it and her reaction, thinking about her entire dynamics of who she is as a 10-year-old, I thought about the scriptures, Matthew 18:3-4, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.“

Kinzie’s spirit that day was such a great illustration to representing the mind of a child. There was the innocence, joy, freedom, excitement, meekness, boldness she exhibited and reminded me

of all the things we as Christian’s need daily.

I know, life happens, and as we grow into our adult years somewhere along the way we lose that child like mind, instead of having the mind of a child we now have the mind of responsibility, family, jobs, bills, work, pain, disappointments, tragedy’s, the list goes on. While life may be full of business, distractions and

many other factors that work on us, things that convince us we are old, I want to reference what my thoughts lead me to imagine as an adult what having a childlike mind could be.

1. we would be trusting (trust without hesitancy)

2. We would be transparent (not concerned about hiding our flaws)

3. We would be carefree (living in the moment)

4. We would be spontaneous (be open for new adventures)

5. We would be imaginative (see possibilities instead of the impossible)

6. We would be joyful (don’t let circumstances to steal our joy.

I’m sure there other traits that we could acquire, these are just my thoughts. Although life can often overshadow each one of

these, I choose to believe it is doable for us even as adults to maintain our child like mind and faith.

I’m so proud of my grand daughter and her decision to be saved and baptized at 10 years old, but more importantly I’m proud of what she taught me in her walk on that

Sunday morning.