July 3
Learning to Receive Without Earning
If there's one skill children have that adults find difficult, it's the simple act of receiving. Open-handed. Unselfconscious. Uncomplicated. Unafraid.
A child accepts a gift without hesitation. They don't question their worthiness, calculate if they’ve deserved it, or compare themselves to others. They accept because receiving comes naturally to those who know they are loved.
Adults, however, often feel uncomfortable receiving gifts—especially gifts of the heart. We tend to dismiss compliments, downplay kindness, apologize when we are blessed, and naturally resist what we haven’t earned.
That’s why returning to childlike openness requires learning something that seems simple but is actually deeply counterintuitive.
Receiving is not a sign of weakness.
Receiving is an act of worship.
Becoming Childlike Again: Page 105
If there's one skill children have that adults find difficult, it's the simple act of receiving. Open-handed. Unselfconscious. Uncomplicated. Unafraid.
A child accepts a gift without hesitation. They don't question their worthiness, calculate if they’ve deserved it, or compare themselves to others. They accept because receiving comes naturally to those who know they are loved.
Adults, however, often feel uncomfortable receiving gifts—especially gifts of the heart. We tend to dismiss compliments, downplay kindness, apologize when we are blessed, and naturally resist what we haven’t earned.
That’s why returning to childlike openness requires learning something that seems simple but is actually deeply counterintuitive.
Receiving is not a sign of weakness.
Receiving is an act of worship.
Becoming Childlike Again: Page 105