I love the way a child can love. Have you ever noticed the way some children can just love? It’s unlike God’s love because it is often very naïve, but it’s one of closest things to unconditional love I’ve ever seen. I remember the way in which I loved my parents, and showed it to them. I remember when my dad would leave for work and running to the end of the block and waving to him as long as I could until his car disappeared over the hill. Then when I got a little older I would run to the end of the block, climb up the road sign and wave clinging to the top, just because I thought it would help me be able to see him for a little longer. I remember being restless on Friday’s for him to come home so that we could start family fun night! I remember one day being so impatient that I took out every game we owned and set them up so that the moment he came home we could start whatever game he choose. Last year the band Brilliance came to our school, and the lead singer shared a story about his little girl. One day she was looking sad and so his wife asked her what was wrong, and she said that she just missed her dad. She asked her if she missed him every time he went away on a trip, and she responded with these words, “I just miss him every time he’s out of my sight.” This story made me smile so much, and it really is true. As a kid, you have this amazing ability of loving so strongly. As we grow older, and encounter disappointments we begin to build up walls, and keep our hearts safe. Children however, if they love you, then they really love you!! God is a God not of love, but that is love, and He will never disappoint us. His love for us can be trusted, and so there is no need for us to keep our hearts safe from Him, and yet I’ve noticed that we are unable to just love Him. Why is that? Have you ever questioned this? What is keeping me from full out loving God? When will we live out the words, “I’m running to your arms, I’m running to Your arms, the riches of Your love will always be enough, nothing compares to your embrace.” When will we run into the loving arms of our heavenly father the way a child runs into the arms of their father? As a child I had total trust and confidence in my father, he was a superhero, one of the really fast ones! When will I let myself become a child of God, and let him be my superhero? What will it take for me to put the trust and confidence in Him so that I can love Him like no other? When will I be able to say, I just miss Him every time He’s out of my sight? Could you imagine a world where the children of God, really loved Him the way they should? Where they had unquestioning trust and confidence in Him. Where they became saddened any time they couldn’t see Him, and so were saddened by all the things of this world that He wasn’t seen in. Who restlessly awaited His return, and ran to the end of the block so that they could catch the last possible glimpse of Him, thus spending even a second more of time with Him. I think a love like this would affect are lives more than we could ever imagine, and yet it is something so simple even a child can do it with their father. When will we let loose the love for our Father?