Our Father, God, knows we would be unable to take in everything that is going on in His creation on a daily basis, so we walk through life in a perpetual child-like state only seeing things simplistically. As a result, the majority fail to see the awesomeness of God through His creation. As earthly fathers we do the same thing. We shield our children, especially when they are younger from the realities of life, so that they will not be overwhelmed and be able to enjoy their childhood. No one would sit down with their three-year-old and discuss the difficulty of paying the bills, they simply want their children to confidently assume that all is safe and well and that they need not think about where and how they will live. So, as I walk through life, I don't literally see the water being absorbed into the root system of the oak trees that surround me. I don't see the water being transported up through the trunk through the xylem by capillary action into the leaves. I don't see the chemical reaction taking place in the leaf whereby water combines with sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce the oxygen needed for me and everything else to survive. I don't literally see the oxygen enter into my lungs and get absorbed through small sacks called alveoli into small blood vessels. I don't see the oxygen then travel through my blood and into the tissues which need the oxygen. I don't see this or anything else on a cellular level. I don't see this for myself. I don't see even a fraction of the animals and insects that surround me daily. I don't see how every aspect of their lives are taken care of below the surface by our Creator. See, whether we like to admit it or not, we stroll through life in a childlike state assuming that all these intricate processes will continue seamlessly, without thinking or worrying about it. Truthfully, we might all know a thing or two, but we walk through life largely ignorant to the majority of what is really happening continuously around us.
We read in Luke 18:15-17, "Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." We read in Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." God says that unless we approach Him with child-like faith we will miss Him. Just prior to this statement we read in Luke 18:9-14, the Parable of the Pharisee and the tax Collector. We see the Pharisee who trusted in his own righteousness, who approached God going on and on about all that he does. Contrasted with this we see a tax collector, despised in the eyes of the people, who came in humility and would not so much as raise his eyes. We read in 18:14, concerning the tax collector, "I tell you; this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." The passage of coming to Him like little children is sandwiched between the man who trusted in himself and as we read the Rich Young Ruler in Luke 18:18-23, this man, trusted in his riches. The problem was not that he was rich, but instead of what his trust rested in. We read the conclusion of this interaction in 18:22-23, "So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich." When His disciples witnessed this and realized how difficult this all seemed, Jesus responded in 18:27, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."
We don't like to admit it, but we are very limited in our abilities and our understanding. Just like as parents, we know our children's limitations and protect them; our Father knows our limitations and does not overwhelm us. The book of John concludes in 21:25, with, "And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen." We get into our cars and trust it will go without understanding or thinking how it all works. We do this by faith in the vehicle. We walk through life not thinking about how to breathe or digest, we just trust by faith that they will occur. We think we know a lot, but we are all truly infantile in our understanding. Yet, for the overwhelming majority they fail to see the awesomeness of God. The majority don't believe, saying they need more information, or skeptically trusting their own puny logic and intellect, willingly reject Him. God has provided us with all that we need. He sees things that we would not be able to take in and process and still function. He is the perfect Father who lovingly protects and doesn't overwhelm His children. God has given us all we need to make the decision to believe in Him and trust Him. He has given us His Word. He has given us His creation. He has given us His only Son. He asks for so little in return. He simply asks us to repent of our wickedness, believe in Him and trust Him, rather than trusting ourselves or in things. If you have never done this, please take the time to consider this today.