The Little Red Wagon

By Cyndi

We were in a prayer meeting the other night, and after a wonderful time of worship, I had a picture come to my mind of a little red wagon. Now most of the time when I get something prophetic, it starts with a picture. And then came a single word to go with it—simplicity.

The simplicity of a little red wagon—not a real fancy one, just four wheels and a handle. But what did this mean?  Childlikeness. It represents a life that isn’t cluttered with worries and fears. A life that is still excited to go out and face the day with hope and expectancy. This little red wagon represents all the fun and adventure we could have if only we believed. Remember, children have some wild imaginations, and that wagon can be anything from a dogsled in the Iditarod race, to a pioneer heading out West on the Oregon Trail.

When we were young, we could believe all sorts of things. We could be a race car driver as we revved up our engine, pedaled hard and skid our Big Wheel into our neighbor’s driveway; we could be a princess in a far-away kingdom as Ken would come and save Barbie from the treacherous stuffed tiger under our bed. But oh, how time steals away our dreams and childlike faith.

So what if we were to believe again? What if we didn’t look so much at the problems of the world, and looked to Father God to reveal those dreams to us? The Apostle Paul encourages us to “walk by faith, not by sight” in 2 Cor. 5:7.  It sounds so simple.  Just believing what He says in His word. All it takes is childlikeness—and maybe a little red wagon.