August 13, 2025 • 12 mins
Childlike faith is pure, joyful, and unashamed. King David danced before the Lord with all his might. Today we explore what it looks like to trust God like a child, worship freely like David, and bring praise into every moment of everyday life. Let’s live a life that radiates Jesus.
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(00:04):
The wooden cricket. Oh boy, welcome back to the
Wooden Creek Podcast. I'm Laurence and we've got a
good one for you today. I'm going to let you know a
little secret of mine. I love praise and worship music.
(00:27):
I'm always building my playlist,adding songs that lift my heart
towards Jesus, and when I'm home, or even sometimes when I'm
driving, those songs come on andI just can't help it.
I start singing at the top of mylungs and dancing like nobody's
watching. I can't tell you how many times
I've been in my car and someone's looking over at me and
I'm just singing loudly and bopping my head around.
(00:49):
Those moments are some of the most powerful times I've had
with God. And it's not always at the
church, right? But like I say in my living room
or the kitchen in my car, it's just me and the Lord.
Its joy that wells up from deep inside where the Holy Spirit
reminds me that I'm loved, forgiven and free.
(01:09):
Today I want to talk about 3 pictures from scripture and from
life. The faith of a child.
The joy of King David's dance and the power of praising God in
everyday life. So we'll start in Matthew
chapter 18, verses 3 and four and our NLT Bibles.
You follow along if you like andsays, then he said, I tell you
(01:31):
the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little
children, you will never get into the Kingdom of heaven.
So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the
greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
Jesus is painting a picture hereof humility, trust, and
simplicity. He's telling us we can't just
(01:51):
muscle our way into His Kingdom,can't push the doors open and
get in on our own. We have to come with open hearts
like a child. And then Mark chapter 10, verse
15, I tell you the truth, anyonewho doesn't receive the Kingdom
of God like a child will never enter it.
(02:12):
This is about posture, the posture of receiving.
Kids aren't too proud to accept help or a gift.
Jesus is saying His Kingdom comes to those who are willing
to just receive it. And in Salm 131 versus 1 and 2,
Lord, my heart is not proud. My eyes are not haughty.
(02:37):
I don't concern myself with matters too great or too awesome
for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and
quieted myself like a weaned child who no longer cries for
his mother's milk. Yes, like a weaned child is my
soul within me. That's a picture of rest, of
(02:59):
knowing that God's got it under control so I don't have to, you
know, like a content child in their father and mother's arms
that they're content. I think about my godson Theo.
There's only three, but I've watched him look to his parents
and to his siblings for help, for comfort, for laughs and for
(03:22):
support, and he trusts them 100%.
I've seen him happy, I've seen him cry, but in every
interaction shows me something beautiful.
Childlike trust. Being able to trust without
boundaries is so incredibly freeing.
Friends, children don't overcomplicate love.
(03:44):
They simply receive it. They aren't worried about
protecting their reputations, ortheir images, or wondering if
they'll be let down. They just lean into the one that
they trust and that's where Jesus is calling us to a faith
that says, Lord, I believe you are who you say you are, and I
(04:06):
believe you will do what you sayyou will do.
It's not blind faith, it's a confident faith.
It's rooted in knowing his character and and the more we
trust him, the freer we are. The freer we become.
No more overthinking, no more hesitation, no more trying to
(04:28):
figure out everything out beforewe move forward.
I wonder how much lighter our lives would feel if we simply
took God at His Word, the way a child takes a parent's promise.
That same kind of wholehearted trust is what fueled David's
boldness when he danced before the Lord.
And in Second Samuel 614, it says, And David danced before
(04:51):
the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.
David wasn't holding back. He gave absolutely everything to
God in that moment. Heart, body, soul, all wrapped
up in worship. In sum 149 verse 3 Praise His
name with dancing accompanied bytambourine and harp.
(05:14):
This isn't quite background praise.
This is it's, it's, it's celebration, instruments,
movement, joy spilling out everywhere.
And it's funny, I think I think to church, I, I've always gone
to the traditional service wherethe music is a little calmer,
quieter. I, you know, not that it's an
(05:34):
issue, but I might be the youngest person in the room
sometimes in that service and I love it.
But then you go to the later service and the music is
definitely a little more bumpingand people are a little more
dancing. And it's also beautiful.
And currently for the summer, wehave both services combined.
And I hope it stays that way, tobe perfectly honest with you,
because everybody's together andeverybody seems to just be
(05:55):
having a great time worshiping, praising, dancing, singing.
And it is. It's awesome.
It's incredible. Psalm 30, verses 11 and 12, and
it's the word mourning like mourning, death like MOURNING,
not good morning. You have turned my mourning into
(06:16):
joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes
of mourning and clothed me with joy that I might sing praises to
you and not be silent. Oh Lord my God, I will give
thanks forever. That's transformation.
God takes sorrow, turns it into something beautiful, even
(06:38):
dancing. I remember one Wednesday night
prayer meeting at church a few months ago has asked again in
front of the congregation that was there and pray for them.
I was definitely a little nervous, sure, but as I walked
up to the pulpit, there I prayedfor strength and wisdom over my
words. And in that moment it was
beautiful praying for the church, for the people, for our
(07:00):
city and even our country. Wasn't thinking about what
anybody thought of me, just praising God without fear.
And it was so incredibly freeing.
That's what I picture when I read about David's dance.
The freedom that comes when the opinion of people fades and the
(07:21):
presence of God takes centre stage.
David wasn't trying to look spiritual.
He was moved by God's goodness to the point that it demanded a
physical response. His worship wasn't tidy, it was
honest. And for us, that response might
look different. Maybe it's raising your hands
(07:43):
and singing loud, or kneeling, or even standing in silence, but
it's worship that comes from a heart so full it cannot stay
still. And not every act of praise is
in front of a crowd. Some of the most powerful praise
happens in the quietest, most unexpected places.
(08:04):
Psalm 34, verse one. I will praise the Lord at all
times. I will constantly speak His
praises. All times means all times.
The good days, the hard days, the bad days, the sad days, the
up days, the down days, the normal days.
Colossians 317 And whatever you do or say, do it as a
(08:28):
representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him
to God the Father. That means our work, our words.
We are small, daily choices. They can be acts of worship and
1st Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 16.
(08:49):
Always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all
circumstances, for this is God'swill for you who belong to
Christ Jesus. That's the blueprint.
Joy, prayer, gratitude in every situation.
I think about a more recent situation for myself dealing
(09:10):
with a pretty nasty person in the workplace.
So private office setting. They were just coming off
extremely harsh and angry. Very anti Christian and in that
moment I didn't respond in anger.
I found myself in silent prayer,talking with Jesus in my heart
and my mind, and it got me through.
(09:32):
That quiet praise and dependenceon Him is absolutely what
carried me, and that's where this all comes together.
Praise isn't limited to the worship service, the prayer
meeting, or the moments when thethe music swells.
Praise is a lifestyle. When we make praise part of our
(09:55):
everyday at work, and conflict and stress and joy changes us,
it shapes us the way we speak, how we treat other people, and
how we see our circumstances. It doesn't mean life becomes
easy, but it does mean we're never walking through it alone.
(10:19):
The more we choose to praise in the ordinary, the more we see
God's extraordinary hand at workin our everyday.
The faith of a child says, I trust you, Lord, without
question. The joy of David says I will
worship you without shame. Everyday praise says I will
(10:41):
represent you wherever I go. Jesus, she put those three
together and you get a life thatshines bright in a dark place.
Oh yeah. Don't wait for a special moment
to worship. Make every moment a special
moment. And right now, one of the songs
that stirs in me is I Will Be Undignified.
(11:04):
It's by the rent collector. Every time I hear it, it reminds
me of David's dance. Unfiltered, full of joy,
unconcerned with who's watching.Go put that song on.
Sing loud, dance even if your ties flying sideways and your
briefcase is swinging in the wind.
Smiling strangers speak His goodness, because when we live
(11:28):
like this, we don't just talk about the joy of the Lord, we
show it. Thank you so much for joining me
today. This week, I dare you to praise
Jesus somewhere unexpected. Let it be real, let it be
joyful, and let it be from the heart.
May you be filled with childliketrust, David, like joy and
(11:50):
unshakeable praise. God bless you and we will see
you tomorrow. This has been Lawrence on the
Wooden Cricket Podcast, and until next time, we're saying
peace.
The wooden cricket. Oh boy, welcome back to the
Wooden Creek Podcast. I'm Laurence and we've got a
good one for you today. I'm going to let you know a
little secret of mine. I love praise and worship music.
(00:27):
I'm always building my playlist,adding songs that lift my heart
towards Jesus, and when I'm home, or even sometimes when I'm
driving, those songs come on andI just can't help it.
I start singing at the top of mylungs and dancing like nobody's
watching. I can't tell you how many times
I've been in my car and someone's looking over at me and
I'm just singing loudly and bopping my head around.
(00:49):
Those moments are some of the most powerful times I've had
with God. And it's not always at the
church, right? But like I say in my living room
or the kitchen in my car, it's just me and the Lord.
Its joy that wells up from deep inside where the Holy Spirit
reminds me that I'm loved, forgiven and free.
(01:09):
Today I want to talk about 3 pictures from scripture and from
life. The faith of a child.
The joy of King David's dance and the power of praising God in
everyday life. So we'll start in Matthew
chapter 18, verses 3 and four and our NLT Bibles.
You follow along if you like andsays, then he said, I tell you
(01:31):
the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little
children, you will never get into the Kingdom of heaven.
So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the
greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
Jesus is painting a picture hereof humility, trust, and
simplicity. He's telling us we can't just
(01:51):
muscle our way into His Kingdom,can't push the doors open and
get in on our own. We have to come with open hearts
like a child. And then Mark chapter 10, verse
15, I tell you the truth, anyonewho doesn't receive the Kingdom
of God like a child will never enter it.
(02:12):
This is about posture, the posture of receiving.
Kids aren't too proud to accept help or a gift.
Jesus is saying His Kingdom comes to those who are willing
to just receive it. And in Salm 131 versus 1 and 2,
Lord, my heart is not proud. My eyes are not haughty.
(02:37):
I don't concern myself with matters too great or too awesome
for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and
quieted myself like a weaned child who no longer cries for
his mother's milk. Yes, like a weaned child is my
soul within me. That's a picture of rest, of
(02:59):
knowing that God's got it under control so I don't have to, you
know, like a content child in their father and mother's arms
that they're content. I think about my godson Theo.
There's only three, but I've watched him look to his parents
and to his siblings for help, for comfort, for laughs and for
(03:22):
support, and he trusts them 100%.
I've seen him happy, I've seen him cry, but in every
interaction shows me something beautiful.
Childlike trust. Being able to trust without
boundaries is so incredibly freeing.
Friends, children don't overcomplicate love.
(03:44):
They simply receive it. They aren't worried about
protecting their reputations, ortheir images, or wondering if
they'll be let down. They just lean into the one that
they trust and that's where Jesus is calling us to a faith
that says, Lord, I believe you are who you say you are, and I
(04:06):
believe you will do what you sayyou will do.
It's not blind faith, it's a confident faith.
It's rooted in knowing his character and and the more we
trust him, the freer we are. The freer we become.
No more overthinking, no more hesitation, no more trying to
(04:28):
figure out everything out beforewe move forward.
I wonder how much lighter our lives would feel if we simply
took God at His Word, the way a child takes a parent's promise.
That same kind of wholehearted trust is what fueled David's
boldness when he danced before the Lord.
And in Second Samuel 614, it says, And David danced before
(04:51):
the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.
David wasn't holding back. He gave absolutely everything to
God in that moment. Heart, body, soul, all wrapped
up in worship. In sum 149 verse 3 Praise His
name with dancing accompanied bytambourine and harp.
(05:14):
This isn't quite background praise.
This is it's, it's, it's celebration, instruments,
movement, joy spilling out everywhere.
And it's funny, I think I think to church, I, I've always gone
to the traditional service wherethe music is a little calmer,
quieter. I, you know, not that it's an
(05:34):
issue, but I might be the youngest person in the room
sometimes in that service and I love it.
But then you go to the later service and the music is
definitely a little more bumpingand people are a little more
dancing. And it's also beautiful.
And currently for the summer, wehave both services combined.
And I hope it stays that way, tobe perfectly honest with you,
because everybody's together andeverybody seems to just be
(05:55):
having a great time worshiping, praising, dancing, singing.
And it is. It's awesome.
It's incredible. Psalm 30, verses 11 and 12, and
it's the word mourning like mourning, death like MOURNING,
not good morning. You have turned my mourning into
(06:16):
joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes
of mourning and clothed me with joy that I might sing praises to
you and not be silent. Oh Lord my God, I will give
thanks forever. That's transformation.
God takes sorrow, turns it into something beautiful, even
(06:38):
dancing. I remember one Wednesday night
prayer meeting at church a few months ago has asked again in
front of the congregation that was there and pray for them.
I was definitely a little nervous, sure, but as I walked
up to the pulpit, there I prayedfor strength and wisdom over my
words. And in that moment it was
beautiful praying for the church, for the people, for our
(07:00):
city and even our country. Wasn't thinking about what
anybody thought of me, just praising God without fear.
And it was so incredibly freeing.
That's what I picture when I read about David's dance.
The freedom that comes when the opinion of people fades and the
(07:21):
presence of God takes centre stage.
David wasn't trying to look spiritual.
He was moved by God's goodness to the point that it demanded a
physical response. His worship wasn't tidy, it was
honest. And for us, that response might
look different. Maybe it's raising your hands
(07:43):
and singing loud, or kneeling, or even standing in silence, but
it's worship that comes from a heart so full it cannot stay
still. And not every act of praise is
in front of a crowd. Some of the most powerful praise
happens in the quietest, most unexpected places.
(08:04):
Psalm 34, verse one. I will praise the Lord at all
times. I will constantly speak His
praises. All times means all times.
The good days, the hard days, the bad days, the sad days, the
up days, the down days, the normal days.
Colossians 317 And whatever you do or say, do it as a
(08:28):
representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him
to God the Father. That means our work, our words.
We are small, daily choices. They can be acts of worship and
1st Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 16.
(08:49):
Always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all
circumstances, for this is God'swill for you who belong to
Christ Jesus. That's the blueprint.
Joy, prayer, gratitude in every situation.
I think about a more recent situation for myself dealing
(09:10):
with a pretty nasty person in the workplace.
So private office setting. They were just coming off
extremely harsh and angry. Very anti Christian and in that
moment I didn't respond in anger.
I found myself in silent prayer,talking with Jesus in my heart
and my mind, and it got me through.
(09:32):
That quiet praise and dependenceon Him is absolutely what
carried me, and that's where this all comes together.
Praise isn't limited to the worship service, the prayer
meeting, or the moments when thethe music swells.
Praise is a lifestyle. When we make praise part of our
(09:55):
everyday at work, and conflict and stress and joy changes us,
it shapes us the way we speak, how we treat other people, and
how we see our circumstances. It doesn't mean life becomes
easy, but it does mean we're never walking through it alone.
(10:19):
The more we choose to praise in the ordinary, the more we see
God's extraordinary hand at workin our everyday.
The faith of a child says, I trust you, Lord, without
question. The joy of David says I will
worship you without shame. Everyday praise says I will
(10:41):
represent you wherever I go. Jesus, she put those three
together and you get a life thatshines bright in a dark place.
Oh yeah. Don't wait for a special moment
to worship. Make every moment a special
moment. And right now, one of the songs
that stirs in me is I Will Be Undignified.
(11:04):
It's by the rent collector. Every time I hear it, it reminds
me of David's dance. Unfiltered, full of joy,
unconcerned with who's watching.Go put that song on.
Sing loud, dance even if your ties flying sideways and your
briefcase is swinging in the wind.
Smiling strangers speak His goodness, because when we live
(11:28):
like this, we don't just talk about the joy of the Lord, we
show it. Thank you so much for joining me
today. This week, I dare you to praise
Jesus somewhere unexpected. Let it be real, let it be
joyful, and let it be from the heart.
May you be filled with childliketrust, David, like joy and
(11:50):
unshakeable praise. God bless you and we will see
you tomorrow. This has been Lawrence on the
Wooden Cricket Podcast, and until next time, we're saying
peace.
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