Do you believe that children have an easier time hearing from God? My granddaughter is so aware of everything and sees with such wonder it amazes me. I wish I could have her simple faith, more easily.
What do you think? I would love to hear about your children.
2006-10-02 14:38:34 · 8 answers · asked by 2ndchhapteracts 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, but we are all given the right to be His children through Jesus!
2006-10-02 14:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by servantpatrick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hesitate to give my answer because there is something lovely about your description of her wonder. I have an 18 month old daughter and I to am continually surprised and delighted by her perceptiveness and joy.
However, I am an atheist, and don't think that "God" has anything to do with it. Instead, I've noticed just how much "filtering" we adults do of our surroundings. My daughter has many times pointed out things to me that I wasn't paying any conscious attention to because they are so familiar. But everything is new to her, and she clearly loves new experiences.
I expect that if experienced the world the same way our children do that we'd have sensory overload that would make it much harder for us to focus. It's the price we pay for our greater understanding and attention spans.
I will say that I still experience wonder and amazement, but it comes from learning something truely new, which only happens now when I am reading a book or having a conversation with someone who is an expert in a field that I am interested in.
2006-10-02 21:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, children would usually have an easier time hearing from "God" but that is only because of a better spiritual nature so to say, if a child was raised by some one whom may worship satan it would be easier for him to hear satan because they have done less wrong, though monks hear from "God" quite easily because of their spirituality, because fasting, depriving yourself of sleep, becoming chaste, is all a way to get closer to god or if chosen closer to satan.
2006-10-02 21:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by dragula455 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely.
very young children generally haven't "forgotten" how to see with the eyes your referring to.
you might also be interested to look up "Indigo Children" and "Crystal Children"
for the child who can see like your talking about, it might not be faith, becaue they may indeed be able to see it, just as you can see normal physical things.
2006-10-02 21:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by RW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My youngest started to talk in complete sentences very early. Even his pediatrician was amazed.
One night He told us what it was like before he was born. This was quite interesting because we do not follow any religion and it was never mentioned to him in any way.
He said that the place he was at before he was born was run by someone named Jesus who was a very kind and loving person.
This sort of blew me away because I was sure that he had never heard the name Jesus before.
I never did figure that one out.
Love and blessings
Don
2006-10-02 21:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think so. my daughter when she was younger said she could talk to Jesus in her dreams. What ever her dreams were they didn't scare her they seemed to make her happy.
2006-10-02 21:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by kate b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, children are much more apt to believe in all fairy tales.
2006-10-02 21:44:37 · answer #7 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes i believe that. as a child i was more open to it than as an adult. no kids yet.
2006-10-02 21:41:15 · answer #8 · answered by norm s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋