That's where righteousness by works comes in. Lord, let me do something. I've got to work for this just a little bit. You know, I've got to do something good. And Lord, notice that I've done more good things than I have bad things.
Adults are suspicious of gifts.
We wonder what the catch is. What is it that we have to do now to deserve this. But children accept gifts gladly, without suspicion, and without trying to pay for it in some way. There's more, I'm sure. That's the way we need to be with God.