Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Matthew 19:14.

The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace. Psalm 29:11.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 NKJV.

The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7.

I loved this in My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers: ““Our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Romans 6:6. Co-Crucifixion. Have you made the following decision about sin – that it must be completely killed in you? It takes a long time to come to the point of making this complete and effective decision about sin. It is, however, the greatest moment in your life once you decide that sin must die in you – not simply be restrained, suppressed, or counteracted, but crucified – just as Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world. No one can bring anyone else to this decision. We may be mentally and spiritually convinced, but what we need to do is actually make the decision that Paul urged us to do in this passage. Pull yourself up, take some time alone with God, and make this important decision, saying, “Lord, identify me with Your death until I know that sin is dead in me.” Make the moral decision that sin in you must be put to death. This was not some divine future expectation on the part of Paul, but was a very radical and definite experience in his life. Are you prepared to let the Spirit of God search you until you know what the level and nature of sin is in your life – to see the very things that struggle against God’s Spirit in you? If so, will you then agree with God’s verdict on the nature of sin – that it should be identified with the death of Jesus? You cannot “reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin” (Romans 6:11) unless you have radically dealt with the issue of your will before God. Have you entered into the glorious privilege of being crucified with Christ, until all that remains in your flesh and blood is His life? “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20).”

How do we know what God’s will is for us? We spend time with Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit. We read His word for understanding and talk with Him about all that is on our hearts. We ask for His help when we are overwhelmed. And we listen. And over and over in the Old Testament, God tells us what is wrong in our hearts and minds without Him. Hosea 8…“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken My covenant and rebelled against My law. Israel cries out to Me, ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’ But Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue him…Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning. I wrote for them the many things of My law, but they regarded them as something foreign…Israel has forgotten their Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire on their cities that will consume their fortresses.” v. 1-3, 11-12, 14.

How do we connect that with today? Have we forgotten our Maker in our schools, our churches, our families? Have we rejected and scorned what is good? Have we forgotten why it is good? He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8. A decision that can’t be made for us. A choice. And we can’t do it alone. But we can walk with God humbly asking for His help. We can listen for His voice guiding us instead of the noise of this world urging us to forget God. How do we know the difference? Your heart will recognize the peace of God which transcends all understanding and is nothing like the noise of this world turned away from Creator God. With God is a joy nothing in this world can begin to imitate. Let the little children, and you and me, come back to God and find our true Home in Him.