I had the chance to play with my two-year-old nephew. He loves to play on a slide, so we borrowed our neighbors' jungle gym, and he made a beeline for the ladder. He got up the ladder all right, but once he sat down on the slide, he realized it was steeper than he was used to. He didn't fuss or get scared; he didn't even try to get down another way. He simply stretched out his little hands to me so I could hold onto him as he slid down.
I didn't think much of it at the time; after all, little ones are constantly asking for help. But later, it struck me that he had been a living example of the kind of trust God asks us to place in Him. There's a reason Jesus admonished the disciples to become like little children. They don't have trouble trusting. It often doesn't occur to them not to trust. God doesn't want us to tackle life's obstacles alone. He wants us to trust Him to see us through them. When we do this, we allow Him to show His strength in our lives, and we allow ourselves to live in the peace He offers.
...Trust [God] and allow Him to give you the victory that comes when we place our hands in His.
-- Laura Hepker, Christianity Online
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