POSITIVE TRAITS OF A CHILD

Matthew  18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.  

They hold no grudges
Psalms 18:2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.  

Easy to please - very content
Philippines  4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.  

Their happiness are in the simple things - quick to praise
Psalms 86:12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.  

Very quick to learn - their minds are almost empty - Easy to train - food, drinks, habits,
Psalms 86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

Like an empty glass you can put more volume of water inside compared to when it’s already full

Easy to discipline compare to adults
Job  5:17 Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:  

Proverbs  3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:  

Young branch easy to bend
Old branch will snap or break in half

1 Timothy  5:1 Rebuke not an elder, but entreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;  

G1969 epiplesso
Chastise with words, upbraid (scold)

Easy to forgive and move on
Matthew  6:12, 15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.  

Unbelievers - you cannot require biblical settlement coz they don’t know the truth
Believers - confession/repentance is a process they MUST go through

Trustful
Luke 13:34 … as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!  

Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.   37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.  

Carefree
Matthew 6:34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.  

Honest & Sincere
Proverbs  14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.  

Difficult to fabricate a story

1 Thessalonians  4:6 That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.  

Expressive
They cry whenever they feel something different or uncomfortable

Whenever you need help cry to God
Luke  18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Psalms  34:15 The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry.

When you’re depress, you run to your friends
When you’re sad, you search happiness from the wrong place

Active
They are not designed to sit around
Taken away from nature and placed in 4 corner walls that feels like a prison
They are designed to be physically active because their body parts are still developing
They need to flex their muscles, bones and not sit, flex the joints
They hate napping
They dong get tired right away

Isaiah  40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.  

Sensitive
quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:

They are very quick to discern changes whether good or bad
They are very easy to feel bad
They will easily express it
They will make known their feelings, their facial expression will show
They are very quick to feel pity at someone that is in pain or suffering

They are very quick to express their happiness, they cannot hide it

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?  

We need to be sensitive only to our spiritual needs and not towards vain things
We should be sensitive towards what is going on around us and only behold what is good

Proverbs  15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.  

We need to be quick to discern the temptations of the enemy
We need to be sensitive our dependence to God alone
We need to be sensitive to our weaknesses and not ignore them
We need to be quick to discern God’s little blessings and not just the big blessings
We need to be sensitive towards doing good and if we don’t do good, we should feel guilty
We need to be quick to respond when the needy need our help
We need to be quick to respond when someone who does not know the truth is thirsty for the truth

Sometimes we are too sensitive to guard our emotions against offenses done against us
We are too sensitive towards the injuries done to us by others
We are too sensitive against certain things spoken that is against our beliefs and ideas or inherited traits
We have to be sensitive to change our selves for the better
Sometimes we are too sensitive to guard the emotions of our close friends or close brethren, remember there is to be no partiality
Sometimes we are too sensitive of things that can benefit us but if it’s about others you don’t care
We need to be sensitive sense, caring only to what is good.
We need to put our sensitivity in the proper place

Children are naturally attracted to Natural Beauty
We have to be inclined more towards natural beauty
Not the outward adornment but the inward adorment
1 Peter 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;   3:4 But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.  

We should not be scared to get some sun
We should not be worried of the women in the world looks attractive than us
That is only the facial beauty, the inner beauty is what is most important

Innocent - not guilty of any evil deed
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.  
 
They are born free from immorality
They are not familiar with evil deeds

We should clean our hearts and minds against all evil and wickedness
When we confess and repent, God treats our record as innocent

Search me oh God
Psalms  139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:   139:24 And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.  

Proverbs  14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.  

When God searches us out and removes dross in our lives, don’t get mad but be happy
Psalms  103:12 As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.  

Children are like therapy for those who are in pain
Children who are trained in the ways of the Lord are pleasing to be around
That is why it is very important to train our children in the ways of the Lord and not allowing the other forces of this world to educate them
Grandparents are so happy to see grandkids that are full of cheerfulness just like I see with sis vicky, she wont get tired of cuddling or holding baby dandan
They are like source of happiness and is like a therapy to the soul
When you face a child, you naturally want them to smile

We should be like a therapy to others
Therapy is like a way of healing
We need to help each other
Sometimes it hurts when someone tries to help us
You should be thankful that someone else is interested of our well-being
If our brethren will ignore us when we needed the most important help, it is a very cold form of spirit.
That’s fine, not my problem, I wont bother

Others are resistant to receive help when they actually needed it
They get offended when you try to help them see the way
Why?
Inherited traits that have to overcome
Some feel they know better than you
Pride that has to go

Allow our brethren to be an instrument by God to supply therapy to our soul
If truth hurts us, let it do it’s job
God can always use our brethren to help us see the way, He wont always leave us to ourselves that is why there is a church
Remember the refiner’s fire, does it feel good?
Are you praying to escape from the fire or you pray to have the endurance to through the purification process?

Determined

Matthew  18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.  

Before they begin to learn to walk
They like to dig, explore, find out things, figure things out
When they like something, they even cry about it
They get so excited about something they like
They will always try to get that thing that catches their attention

Lets use that for our spiritual life
Matthew  13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.  

1 Timothy  5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.  

Matthew  16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?  

Inquisitive
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Psalms 25:4 Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Psalms 27:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Proverbs 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

Proverbs 24:16 For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

1 john 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Easy to Fear
Strong's Number - H3372 Hebrew: ירא
Transliteration: yârê'
Pronunciation: yaw-ray'
Definition: A primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten: - {affright} be (make) {afraid} dread ({-ful}) (put in) fear ({-ful} {-fully} -ing). (be had in) reverence ({-end}) X {see} terrible ({act} {-ness} thing).

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

Deu 31:12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that [is] within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

1 Samuel 12:14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
12:15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as [it was] against your fathers.

1 Sam 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.
12:25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

1 Samuel 12:16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
12:17 [Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
12:18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

Psalms 25:14 The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.

Psalms 34:9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.

Likes to Reason

Genesis  4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?  

Genesis 4:11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;   4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.  

Hosea 9:17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.  

When not to reason? Or to stop reasoning:
When you are judged and condemned guilty
Matthew  27:1  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:   27:12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.  

Matthew  27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.  

Why did He answer Pilate but not the priests? He was showing him a chance to believe He was not guilty

Then he did not answer Pilate:
Matthew  27:13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?  
27:14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.  

Pilate was still not convinced after all
Matthew  27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?  
27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.  
27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.  

When the issues is unprofitable talk
Job 15:3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?  

1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:  
6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.

2 TImothy 2:16 But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.  
2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker:

Shun G4026 - periistemi
Keep away from, avoid

Babblings
G2757 - kenophonia
Empty sounding, Fruitless discussion

Profane G952 - beblos
Heathenish wicked

Ephesians  5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.  
5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.  

Ephesians  4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.  

2 Timothy  2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.  

When you put yourself in Satan’s ground
Genesis  3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?  
3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:  3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.  

Romans  16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.  
2 Thess  3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Ecclesiastes 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;  
 
Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;  
 3:11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Heretic - G141
Schismatic -
Mark by schism - split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

Admonition G3559 nouthesia
Calling attention, mild rebuke or warning

G3868 - reject  
Paraiteomai  
Beg off, decline, shun, avoid, refuse

Subverted - pervert G1612 - altering something from original course

2 Timothy  2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

Mark 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

Not receive = depart
Depart - G1607 ekporeuomai
Depart be discharged proceed project, come forth out,

Testimony against them = your departure is the proof that they have rejected you

Acts  13:50-51 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

expelled them out -
G1544 ekballo- eject, send away, put out