Faith of a Boy

"Millions of people are watching the State of the Union on TV right now... but SCORES of angels are rejoicing with our Father over my boy's decision to follow Christ!" -- my mom

I was putting the kids to bed and we were doing our usual chatter, I prayed over them and kissed them goodnight. Afterwards, something about Heaven came up. I just casually started talking about who I want to see, like Noah or Daniel. We talked about what we would ask them. The girl said something about having Jesus in her heart and the boy said he had Jesus in his heart, too. The girl said, "No, you haven't asked him into your heart."

He started crying and said he wants to but doesn't know how. He said he wants to go to Heaven. I explained to him that all you have to do is pray and confess to God you're a sinner and thank Him for dying on the cross and ask Him to come and live in your heart. But he said he couldn't say all that (like remember it all). I told him I could say it and he could just repeat after me. He seemed very troubled about wanting it so badly, so we did. This was our prayer: "Dear Jesus, I confess that I'm a sinner. Thank you for dying on the cross for me and saving me. Please come in to my heart and live forever. I love you, Lord. Amen." And then it was like a peace came over him. Then he started laughing and talking about how he wanted to see Mary and Joseph in Heaven and ask them what they did when they were kids like him.

Faith of a child.

Part of me wanted to wait until Jim was home (since he was gone working over at the new house), but then I remembered Matthew 19:14 when Jesus says, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." So we went ahead and then he called Daddy after he did and seemed very excited to tell him.

One of the prayers I have prayed for my children since they were born was that they would come to know Christ at an early age. Now, both of my children have asked Jesus into their heart. Now I need to pray for their desire to be baptized. So would you pray for the boy? Pray that he comes to truly understand and learn to love the Lord with all of his heart, soul, mind, and strength? And would you pray for Jim and me? That we would be ready to answer his questions. And pray that the enemy would steer FAR away from my boy!

Now a question for you...have you answered God's calling on your life? The prayer is simple as you read above. If you have just prayed this prayer for the first time, please comment and tell me. I'd love to send you a Bible if you don't have one and encourage you on this journey.