Sweet

How sweet are those childhood memories for some of us? They were times when we were protected, unconcerned with the rights or wrongs of the world and enjoyed very few responsibilities. I know that not every one enjoyed such childhoods. I was blessed with such a childhood. I am grateful for such a start in life.

Those good memories are a place I go to when I am feeling tired, stress and frustrated with adulthood. When late night phone calls give you cause for concern, illness and pain keeps you awake into the early hours of the morning you need a good place go to in order to distract yourself. My childhood memories are that place for me.

Do you remember thinking that adults could do as the pleased, I do? Even my children accused me of this privilege. Adult life has a habit of handing you a great number of responsibilities, all of which we are totally unaware of as children. I am sure we all have days when all these things weigh heavy on us and we would love to be children again. We don’t want to deal with the constant stream of duties. “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 but some days we wish we didn’t.

When we have one of those days it seems hard to understand what God would like us to do.1 Corinthians 13:12 seems very relevant “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” Thank goodness one day I will see clearly what sweet plans God has for me.