Wednesday, March 25, 2009

There is no greater joy....


"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Mark 1:17

It's the only hope and prayer that you have for your children that has eternal importance. And now, only because of God's unending and abundant grace, our prayer has been answered! This past Sunday night, my sweet Caleb prayed and asked Jesus to forgive his sins, to come live in his heart and be "his boss". :) Other than the births of my three babies, it was the most awesome moment I've had as a mom. And to God be all the glory and credit! Wow. When Caleb first starting asking about praying for "Jesus to come into his heart," Dawson and I were excited, but concerned that he was too young. We wanted him to fully understand the decision he was making, and to be able to grasp the concept of Jesus's death and resurrection. But along the way, through wise counsel and prayer, we realized that none of us fully understand the greatness of that life-changing decision, and that no one can grasp the supernatural wonder of our Savior's death and resurrection. So, on Sunday, when Caleb said he wanted to ask "the Spirit to come live inside him", Dawson and I felt so privileged to guide him through the process. To hear his precious voice pray and express what his little heart had already been feeling, it was truly like witnessing a miracle. And then after we all said 'Amen', Caleb looked down, patted his chest and said "Hi Spirit!" :)

All I can say is Praise God! and we can only hope that our other two will someday follow in his footsteps.

6 comments:

  1. Wow! How exciting! We are so happy for you all!

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  2. How awesome! What great role models you and Dawson are to your children. I am so excited for your family. I wish we could see each other soon.

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  3. What an awesome moment for you all as parents! And what a tribute it is to you all as parents! Praise God...hopefully we can one day share a similar story.

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  4. What a special moment in his life for him as well as for you all as parents. You all are awesome, Godly parents and your love for God is oviously seen by your children! What great examples you are setting for them! Congrats on this special moment!

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  5. Wow what an awesome time for your family! I too can not wait for God to reside in the hearts of my children. For them to understand the greatness of his love. Praise God and congratulations!

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  6. That is truly an amazing joy; and Caleb is truly an exeptional kiddo! We have already seen how God has been using him in the lives of others (especially the way he was sharing the gospel with his babysitter!!). I can't wait to see what else God has in store for him. Love you guys!

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