Faith Like A Child

My beautiful wife and mother of our three children (well one hasn’t quite arrived yet) tells this story of faith as it appears in the most simple and powerful ways. . .

Today Grandma Joan came to take the kids to the park to give me yet another break so I could pack some more boxes [we are in the middle of a move].  As they left the house Jackson INSISTED on bringing two basketballs along to the park.  When they got to the park and were playing Jackson kicked the basketball and it landed right in the creek. Jackson begged Grandma Joan to go and get it but she knew there was no way they could safely accomplish it because the bank was too steep and the water too dangerous.  Joan explained to Jackson that she was sorry but they just couldn’t do it. 

Then Jackson says, “Well let’s pray to God because He can make anything happen.”

So right there at that park, our five-year old son stops, folds his hands, and in typical Jackson fashion belts out a LOUD and spontaneous prayer, “God, would you please get my ball out of the water?”

And this is what happens. 

Less than a minute later a City of Davenport truck pulls up to work at the park.  Jackson, always the gregarious one, flags them over and asks them if they can get his ball out of the creek.  The workers looked, saw where the ball was at and hesitated.  But after a minute of assessing the situation one of the workers said okay.  She grabbed a repelling rope, hooked it in to the side of the ravine and repelled her way down to the creek to get the ball. 

Oh my gosh.  Seriously I don’t ever want to forget this story.  I want him to ALWAYS know that confidence of faith…and wouldn’t my life be a little better if I had an OUNCE more of that kind of trust in God.  We are so blessed to see our God through Jackson’s eyes.  J