Cool Mom Moments

A couple days ago, I started reading a book on how parents are the main disciplers of their children. They mentioned baptism as a sacrament that children should also be a part of, and I started thinking how we've not really talked about that with Elijah or Sydney. I've been praying that God would open a door so that we could talk about it, and the door was opened last night. The kids have a children's bible that we've been reading through, and the story that we were on last night was Jesus' baptism. We read the story, and I asked the kids if they knew what baptism was - they both said no, and I explained that it was the outward showing that Jesus lives in our heart. They were interested a little, and I asked if we should talk to our pastor about a baptism service - they said no - that they were afraid of the water. :) So, we resolved to pray about it and ask Jesus to talk to our hearts about it. At bedtime, I prayed that both of them would be willing to be baptized, if Jesus asked them too. It was so sweet when Elijah said in his prayer "God, help me to be baptized". I know that Jesus is working in his heart already. Please help me pray that Elijah especially would be sensitive to the Spirit moving in him.

The other thing happened this morning. As we were eating breakfast, Elijah said "Hey mom, Jesus has been talking to me". I asked him what Jesus said. He told me "Jesus said that he loves me, and that he's helping me to have self-control" (self-control has been a hot issue with us for a couple weeks). Not to be outdone, Sydney said "Jesus says he loves me too". It was so neat to already hear them testifying to what Jesus is doing in their lives. Thanks to many of you who pray for them everyday - God is moving in our kids, and I know that the world will be different because of their committment to God, even at this young age.