{"id":1505,"date":"2018-08-09T17:51:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:51:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:51:42","slug":"joy-with-jesus-teaching-to-be-more-like-a-little-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"Joy with Jesus teaching &#8211; To be more like a little child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong>Mark 10:15<\/strong> Jesus tells us very clearly that we should be more like little children in some respects: <strong>&#8220;<\/strong><span id=\"en-ERV-24284\" class=\"Mark-10-15 text\"><strong>The truth is, you must accept God\u2019s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.&#8221; <\/strong>(ERV). Being around little children can often be exhausting for adults (especially as we get older!); but it can also be surprisingly refreshing and enlightening! Their view on life is very simple and their trust in us is sometimes quite astounding! Maybe we should take more time to sit back and observe them, and better understand what Jesus meant by this statement. Do WE have that simple trust and openness towards our Heavenly Father as our little ones have for us? Be blessed, Shirley.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/?attachment_id=1506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?fit=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;boy kneeling playing with his pet dog clipart&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;classroomclipart.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;boy kneeling playing with his pet dog clipart&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boy kneeling playing with his pet dog clipart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?fit=550%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1506 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pets-clipart-boy-dog-3.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JWJ-CM-Bulletin-Vol.2-26.doc\">To be more like a little child<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JWJ-CM-Bulletin-Vol.2-26-sp.doc\">Ser m\u00e1s como un ni\u00f1ito<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mark 10:15 Jesus tells us very clearly that we should be more like little children in some respects: &#8220;The truth is, you must accept God\u2019s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter&#8230; 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