Often I thought it referred to maintain a 'child-like' mentality in which conversations with God consisted of 'baby talk' eg: turn to him for provision, wants, needs, desires etc. This is true and should totally be done as well, but when I began to think about it, it doesn't leave a lot of room for growth.
As we grow up our child-like faith also grows.
Okay, I'll try and make this a bit more clear cause it probably doesn't make a lot of sense at the moment.
Thought: What if what Jesus was talking about in regards to faith, wasn't about having an immature, needy faith, but child-like in sense that when we see God and see his will done we are bewildered and in genuine awe.
Eg: a child has such an innocence in which everything in the world around them is new and
exciting. They don't take for granted the small things like 'Choo choo trains' or 'trees.'
Even the most simplest of things are incredible.
SO if we look at it like that, maybe what 'child-like' faith is, is seeing the small everyday things God has done and being amazed and appreciative of it. What if we got excited about the small things rather than focus on the massive 'experience' or miracle we expect God to bring along?
In a nutshell, child-like faith is being appreciative for the small things which may seem mundane, and well ordinary. However it is in those things where more of God's massive character is revealed.
Try not to measure God simply on how big the 'experience' is, for even those 'experiences' limit who God truly is, and is only reveals an ever so small portion of who he is.
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