
Episode 14 - Childlike Innocence
From Still Waters With Shaunna by Shaunna Rodriguez
December 5, 2025 · 10 min
About this episode
This episode explores the concept of childlike innocence and its significance in approaching God with trust and purity of heart.
“Childlike innocence is the pure, unguarded trust that sees goodness without complication. Like my neighbor’s little boys’ simple words, ‘my dad is nice,’ it reflects the way Jesus calls us to approach God—with hearts free of cynicism, full of trust, and quick to see love. Scripture reminds us: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven’ (Matthew 18:3). Childlike innocence is not naivety—it’s purity of heart, the ability to rest in God’s goodness and see Him as our loving Father.”
People in this episode
Host: Shaunna Rodriguez
Topics covered
- childlike innocence
- trust in God
- spirituality
- purity of heart
- faith
Keywords
- childlike innocence
- trust
- spirituality
- faith
- God
- purity of heart
- Matthew 18:3
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Matthew 18:3
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