Noah Asked Jesus to Live in His Heart!

Every night at bedtime we pray with Noah. We say, "Thank you for..." and he fills in the blanks. Then we finish off, and I always make sure I pray that Noah will ask Jesus to be his Saviour and live in his heart. Well tonight, after Noah thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, Adam and "me", I prayed the same thing again, and Noah asked about Jesus living in his heart. I asked if he wanted to ask Jesus to live in his heart and he said yes! So we prayed together. Noah prayed (repeating after me, of course!), "Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me. Please live in my heart and be my Saviour. Amen."

Then Noah wanted to tell Daddy about Jesus living in his heart! I know he's only two and this is a first step to a relationship with God, but I'm so thankful that he's on his way to knowing and loving Jesus. Ian and I made a big deal out of him doing this, and reminded him that now Jesus would always be with him. He went to bed very happy!

I'm thankful to God for allowing us to lay this foundation with our children. I just pray that both Adam and Noah will grow to be men of God, standing up for truth and standing strong in their faith. Praise the Lord for these first steps!

Adam Asked Jesus Into His Heart!

Praise the Lord! Adam asked Jesus to come and live in his heart this morning at church! We were listening to the message (I didn't think Adam was listening), but Pastor Shane said something about Adam (of the bible) and my Adam said, "No, I'm three!" (Lately he tells everyone that he's three years old!). So I explained to him that Pastor Shane was talking about a different Adam - the one in the Bible.

Then Adam listened some more, and Shane mentioned God. Adam said, "Where's God?"

I said, "Where is He?" (because Adam knows the answer).

Adam said, "He's everywhere." Then he said, "Jesus is everywhere too."

I said, "That's right. And He can live in your heart too if you want Him to. Do you want to ask Him to live in your heart?"

Adam said yes, and I told him that we would ask after Pastor Shane finished speaking.

So after the service, I asked Adam if he still wanted to ask Jesus to live in his heart, and he did, so I told him he had to pray and ask Jesus himself. So he did! He was so excited, he told Daddy right away. Then Shelley K. came to talk to him after church, and he told her too!

I know he's young and he doesn't understand all the implications and sin and his need for a savior. But he does know that Jesus is in his heart, and for a three-year-old, I think that's pretty good. I just pray now that God will grow the seed that's been planted and produce tons of fruit for His Kingdom in Adam. I pray that God will make Himself more and more real to Adam and increase Adam's understanding of Him.

I pray the same thing for Noah, of course. When he's a bit older, I just pray that he will ready to ask Jesus into his heart too. My greatest desire as a parent is to see my children in Heaven with me one day. I'm so happy that Adam is on the right track so far.

By the way, he behaved so well at church today that he got a slurpee on the way home! He was fantastic today! Praise the Lord!