Kaela and I were sitting in her room chatting this morning. These chats are some of the best things in my life--she is so articulate, thoughtful and sensitive. I am so blessed to have a daughter, and just really enjoy the girl time that we make a priority each week.
So this morning, she was asking me about what it means to be saved. Can one really just say a little prayer, and then they don't go to Hell but they can be with Jesus? What if they're really bad people? I told her that yes, grace is so amazing for that very reason--that it's just that simple--but it's not just saying a prayer. It's choosing to put sin behind you, and choosing to live for Jesus and even allowing Him to show us a new way to treat other people, and to change us. I tried not to get all wordy, but my goodness--I just want her to really, really love Him! It's so much easier to teach a child to be quiet in church than it is to teach her to pursue the desires of the One who made her.
She carefully considered the things we talked about, and I could almost see her filing the information away. Then she 'noticed' that her teddy bears were praying. And look--so were her dollies. I asked her what they were praying for. She said, "for sweet Nathan." We prayed together for him, then I prayed aloud for her, too--the prayer she hears me pray every day of this world: "Lord, help my daughter love you."
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