Still HIS Child
My earthly father’s been gone for quite a while now… and I miss him. And I’ve noticed something… there’s still a part of me that reacts like a child.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”— John 14:27
05/15/2026 FRIDAY "Still His Child"
My earthly father’s been gone for quite a while now… and I miss him.
And I’ve noticed something… there’s still a part of me that reacts like a child.
Still gets anxious. Still wants reassurance. Still feels that old insecurity show up in unexpected moments.
And I think we don’t really outgrow that as much as we learn to hide it.
We get older… we get more capable… but the fear underneath doesn’t always disappear.
That’s why this means something different to me now.
“Cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)
Not the version of you that feels strong. Not the version of you that has it together.
Just you.
And Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you… let not your hearts be troubled.” (John 14:27)
That’s not spoken to the polished version of us. That’s spoken to the real one underneath everything we’ve learned to carry.
And maybe that’s why God calls us His children.
Not because we stay stuck… but because we never stop needing a Father.
So maybe healing isn’t becoming someone who never feels that childlike fear again…
Maybe it’s just learning to bring the real you… into the presence of the One who never left.
And stay there, with Him