I went up the stairs to turn the lights off at bedtime yesterday. I was in a hurry because our home group was waiting downstairs. Let's be honest, I'm usually in a hurry because by 8:30 I'm lacking patience and mommy energy. As I was turning out the light, I said "Mommy loves you and Jesus loves you." Julian surprised me with this. He said, "Hey mom, I already prayed on my own. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and now I have the Holy Spirit with me always."
This was super out of the blue. D'arcy is happy to drink the Kool-aid, but Julian is a little slower and a little more skeptical. I think our last conversation about God went something like this, "Hey mom, If Gabe is going to heaven because he believes in Jesus then I'll believe in Jesus so I can be with Gabe."
All I can do as a parent is share my faith and how important it is to my life, and, of course, to live it. My hope is that the God that I believe is alive will capture and permeate the hearts of my kids. This process cannot be forced. It was so meaningful that he decided to bring this up on his own.
This was super out of the blue. D'arcy is happy to drink the Kool-aid, but Julian is a little slower and a little more skeptical. I think our last conversation about God went something like this, "Hey mom, If Gabe is going to heaven because he believes in Jesus then I'll believe in Jesus so I can be with Gabe."
All I can do as a parent is share my faith and how important it is to my life, and, of course, to live it. My hope is that the God that I believe is alive will capture and permeate the hearts of my kids. This process cannot be forced. It was so meaningful that he decided to bring this up on his own.
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