When our son was little I would make notes of what Joe did that was so precious. Not long ago I found a page in something that had this written on it.

Joe, was about 3 years old when he came into the kitchen and asked me for some jelly, and peanut butter. I told him I was busy, and that he would have to wait. He told me that he would be in there, the living room, waiting for me when I was finished. He turned to leave then looked back and said, "I'll have some bread too."

If our children do things that please us, or we think are adorable how much more does our Father look down at us as children, not as adults, and we be adorable to Him? Children make mistakes yet we powder them, wash them and cuddle them. Them being a child makes it different than if it was an adult doing the same things. We are learning, growing and as far as He is concerned we are innocent before Him due to what His Son did for us. I pretend at times that I get up in His lap and hug Him and even kiss Him. I sit in His lap and talk to Him, if I am not feeling well especially at those times. I held our son until he was to big to be held. For all kinds of reasons. Even now he is a hugger, he constantly is telling us he loves us or we are precious. If he doesn't feel well he wants to be right with us and hugs us a lot or sits near us.

If adults could only see that before our Father we are a new creation. Not male or female not adults but children then our relationship with Him could be greatly increased. I do feel for those that were never close to a parent or didn't have all those words of encouragement, hugs, kiss and being told they all things wonderful.

When I go to my Father and ask for a blessing I need. Sometimes I forget to ask for the a part I do not know to ask for. Joe asked for the peanut butter and jelly, but forgot the bread. I would have put it there because it was very much needed. I think our Father adds the bread when we do not know to ask for it or forget, and gives us the extra we need along with what we asked for. How many times have you prayed for something, then when the prayer was answered a little extra was there. It was exactly what you needed. To have only gotten what you asked for would have been to little.