Breakfast Conversation!

Last week Julia slept-in until 9:00am (very unlike her - must be the time change). Shane was hungry so I went ahead and fixed breakfast, got a plate ready for Julia and sat down with Shane to eat. Not long after we sat down Julia came out of her room groggy, and sat down with us. I said, “Good morning sweetie.” She said good morning and sat there for a few minutes and then she said, “Mommy, Jesus is God right?” I told her yes and explained that Jesus came down from heaven in a body just like ours and was God as a human here on earth. She sat there for a minute processing what I said. Then she said, “Mommy I want to give Jesus my heart!” With tears in my eyes I asked if she knew what it meant to give Jesus her heart. She told me she didn’t know exactly what it meant but that she loves Him and wants to give Him her heart. I told her it means that she has to do what Jesus wants her to do with her life and not what she wants to do. That in every decision she makes she has to think if that is the decision Jesus would want her to make and would it make Jesus happy. I told her she needs to read her Bible and pray to Him everyday and get to know Him better and fall in love with Him more. Meanwhile Shane is sitting there agreeing with everything we say. This whole conversation with my five year old blew me away! Her heart for Jesus is so pure and honest - it is amazing. It’s not damaged by hurts in her life, it’s not damaged by other people telling her Jesus isn’t real, it’s not damaged by what the world says is logical or probable, it’s not damaged by what the world says is popular or cool, it’s not damaged at all - this is what faith is - love for Jesus!
I know this is what Jesus was talking about when He said, “...Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And He took the children in Him arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.” Mark 10:14-16
My prayer for Julia is that her love for Jesus continues to grow and that she will never stray from the path He has planned for her life. My prayer for myself is that I will fall more in love with Jesus and have that same child-like faith I see in Julia!