Peter Pan Faith

[Alan Heeley]

Peter Pan faith

Sometime wish I could have a Peter Pan faith
‘Let the little one come into me’
It was so much simpler then,
Easier to understand and believe!

Sometimes I struggle with
‘Growing in the faith’
When they try and explain,
Theology, propitiation of sin
When I’m still clinging on to
Jesus loves me, this I know ,
for the bible tells me so!

Can’t I just live in my Peter Pan faith
Do I have to grow up?
Learn chunks of the bible
Be able to quote
chapter and verse

I want to stay in that first excitement when as a young Christian
it was all new to me,
Does it need to get more complicated than
‘Little ones to Him belong,’
They are weak so
go learn chunks of theology

Now my tantrum is nearly finish
I’ll take another look at my bible notes
Re-read the bible verse
And try to fathom it out

Maybe I’ll let those little butterflies
Flutter around my brain
TIL they land on something
I understand?

 

[In Awe of Him]

Another precious birthing. Simplicity does seem to evaporate with knowledge. I am so blessed because my journey happened backwards.
When I first became a Christian.... there was no FIRST love. There was perhaps Jesus Loves me... but even that was too much to grasp. The only thing I was able to cling onto for the first two decades was that God promised to be faithful to finish that which He had begun. I also stayed hidden a lot. Not sure if it was in the shadow of His wings but I prayed that God would protect me a lot.

Now... NOW..... OH my goodness.... the JOY and child-like wonder that floods my soul on a constant basis. It's such a beautiful gift I have been given to be in AWE.... truly in AWE of WHO GOD IS. I may not understand the deepest mysteries of it all but I don't have to.... I just need to take a little bite of it and I'm off and running with GOLD NUGGETS of assurance that MY GOD IS MAGNIFICENT.