Innocence lost must be replaced by faith

The Lord desires a “childlike” faith from His children (Psa 116:6). Unfortunately, we do not remain childlike for long. We are soon overwhelmed with the realities of this world and it becomes harder and harder to trust that “Daddy” will take care of us. Childlike faith does not require that we remain children in our thinking (1Co 14:20). We must learn to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Mat 10:16). It is easy to become hardened and jaded by the evil in the world. The Lord calls us to be aware of it, but not involved in it. Lord, restore my childlike faith.