The Faith of a Child
Lauren asked Jesus into her heart. And it was a real prayer--not like when Jordan was three and he demanded, "Hey, Jesus! Come in my heart!"The two of us were alone in the car and she said, "Mom? I can't hear God when he talks." So we went home and I read to her from The Picture Bible and then she repeated the prayer after me. I called Dan to tell him the exciting news and he said, "We should celebrate!" Of course, he was thinking of a cake, but when I asked Lauren how she wanted to celebrate she said, "I want to go bowling with Daddy." So Dan tried to take her bowling.
The bowling alley was closed so Dan took her to Build-a-Bear where they made a doll that looks like Lauren. The neat thing is that when you stuff the doll, you are supposed to put a little heart inside. Dan wrote "Jesus" on Lauren's heart. How perfect is that?
It made my day. We even had Lauren say the prayer before dinner. Her prayers always make me laugh. This night we were having cherries for dinner, and she prayed that Jesus would help her spit out just the cherry pit and not the whole cherry. It was her first answered prayer as a new believer.
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That is so precious!! My son asked Jesus in his heart when he was four. There was that part of me that wondered if he really understood, but I was reassured that he would believe to the extent he could understand. And that that belief would grow as his understanding grew.
I was delighted a few days later to hear him telling his younger brother that he needed Jesus in his heart. He was quite frustrated that his little brother didn't immediately "repent", but it did my heart good to hear his young passion.
And even now he has not forgotten. It's a wonderful, beautiful thing!
LOVE this post!!! These are my favorites.
It's the absolute best feeling in the world when your child truly takes on Christ.
This is a moment I will always remember. Thanks for letting me share it with you.
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