It's been a prayer of mine since each of the boys were born that they would give their hearts to Jesus and that my Knight and I would be a part of that. The two older ones gave their hearts to Jesus separately when they were 4 & 5. We have never pushed just always asked the Lord to prompt their own spirit to want to know Him more. On Monday March 2, 2009 after a discussion about scripture we were reading DK asked me "Is my name written in God's book in heaven?" I said "Yes when you ask Jesus to be Lord and Saviour in your life." He smiled and told me he wanted to do that. So with Rocker and Shaggy watching DK repeated after me a salvation prayer. We always write the day down in their Bibles after they pray but for some reason we couldn't find DK's Bible that afternoon. We had to run out to Karate that evening so I just put it in the back of my mind we would find it the next day. My husband said later that night after checking in on the boys while they were sleeping DK had found his Bible and fell asleep with it in is arms. That just makes me cry. :)The next morning he rushed down got his Bible and made sure I wrote it in there for him. It is one of the greatest moments in parenting. I may have never led anyone else yet in a salvation prayer but to me I have led the three most important people in my life to Christ. That is worth it all to me. God is so good!
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AWESOME!!!! ;)
How wonderful!!! We are rejoicing with you, and him. :)
*yay*! :)
What a day!!
I'm crying! (surprised?) We know that the first ones He calls us to proclaim the good news to is our family. You have brought all your sheep into His fold. Now that yo've taken care of your household, He will bring other sheep to you as well.
I am in tears! That is the most wonderful thing a mom could ever do. What amazing young men you are helping to cultivate.
That was me, not Scarlett...I have to remember to log her off...
That is wonderful!!!
So cool!
We were just talking about this the other day. It occurred to us that BBE had never really said for sure if he'd "done the deed" in kids' church or otherwise. Occasionally we ask and check in but usually he says, "Yeah, I want to but not now." I laugh at how far I've come. Now, I just shrug and say, "Okay. Let me know when."
When Shaggy was little, I had a whole theological discussion on why waiting was dangerous, sinful, prideful, scary, and so on. It's a wonder I haven't screwed him up for life. :) Those first borns are such guinea pigs for parents, aren't they?! :)
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