MS. JEWEL ASKED JESUS IN HER HEART!

CELEBRATE WITH ME!!!!

Early this morning (after driving "Mr. Happy" to Little Blessings Preschool) "Ms. Jewel" began her daily routine of reciting her morning Bible scriptures. Afterward we discussed the Lord and she began to ask me question upon question about Jesus; Where He is? Why we can't see Him? Why she can't talk to Him face to face? All typical questions of a 5 yr. old, or anyone else even older who has never known the relationship with Christ our Savior. After she asked many questions, I told her 'Sweetie, let's pray, so that mommy knows the correct way to answer everything for you to understand in your mind and heart about Jesus.' We prayed and then she said 'Am I going to heaven?' I talked with her about asking Jesus in your heart and admitting that we are all just sinners, saved by His grace, but that if we truly and sincerely ask Him and confess with our mouth that He is Lord and invite Him to live in our hearts and take control over our lives, that we will be saved (and go to heaven to be with Him when we die) and He will come into our hearts because we asked Him.' I read to her the scripture 'Jesus stands at the door and knocks and whoever hears My voice and answers, I will come in and and dine with Him, and he with Me.' Rev. 3:19-21 I also read her John 3:16 and a few other key verses. (Of course I broke some of it down for her 5 year old comprehension, but I didn't take anything away from the Word or water it down. I read it exact, but afterward explained it to her knowledge.) She started to worry and almost began to cry saying 'Momma, I want to go to heaven but what will happen with all my toys and dress up clothes? What will happen to our house? To our backyard climbers?' I smiled and semi-chuckled telling her 'Jewel, in heaven you will have so much more than these toys on earth, in your room, in our little house. Right now on earth we are like little birds in a birdcage; happy with the room we have; content most of the time. But when we enter heavens gates we will be like the bird that was released from that cage. The bird was mostly content in the cage until it was released from it's bars surrounding it. When the bird was let out and freed it was enamored by all the vast and enormous beauty that it never flew over before. The bird flew and flew and flew over timeless travel accounts as it saw everything and took in all the earths beauty; lushes grass, expanding land, open seas, the open sky; the bird felt liberated and experienced being outside the birdcage for the first time. Though it was content there, it never returned because it didn't want to; it was a glorious day for the bird to be freed from his cage; the only living space it ever knew. Now the bird wanted to fly forever and enjoy all the beauty and flying space around; it was such a gift for this bird. This is how heaven will feel; all we know right now is just this earth (like the bird only knew it's cage), but when we live in eternity with Jesus heaven will be wide open with beautiful things to see just like the bird was happy to experience and couldn't take it all in fast enough. And there will be nothing that feels more joyful than when we come face to face with Jesus who loves us more than anyone else, and He shows heaven to us and all it's beautiful treasures.' 'Treasures?' Ms. Jewel asked. 'Yes' I answered; 'But more than that we will see Jesus Christ and will be so filled with happiness; no more tears, no fighting will be in heaven like how you and your brother fight or how mommy and daddy disagree sometimes. We will be so happy loving Jesus and He will be so happy we are home with Him. He loves you so, so much Jewel because He created you before I even knew you, He already had you named.' It was about a 8-10 min. conversation and finally Jewel said 'I want to go to heaven too one day when I die and play with Jesus.' That's when I said 'Are you sure? Do you understand who Jesus is and why He died on the cross for you (everyone)?' (I was trying to make sure she really understood things, but even if she didn't fully, I still believe Jesus was so pleased with her today and rejoiced over her.) Ms. Jewel said 'Yes, mommy, I want to ask Jesus to live in me and be my best friend.' 'Okay then. But first let's pray and then you'll need to tell Jesus that you know you are a sinner (I actually told her 'make a lot of mistakes and disobey a lot'). Let's tell Jesus this together and I'll help you.' She interrupted 'Will He be mad at me for disobeying you and daddy?' (I was almost crying at that point.....) 'No sweetie, He already knows we are just people, that even mommy and daddy disobey and do wrong things....but it makes Him happy that we admit this to Him, just like it makes mommy and daddy happy and pleased when you admit to us that you wronged your brother. You are telling the truth and when you tell us the truth we can help fix it. The truth sets us free. That's what Jesus wants to do. When we tell Him we are sinners and do wrong things sometimes He is happy so that He can come in our hearts and help fix those areas of us that need help from Him. We can't do things by just ourselves all the time. We (even mommy and daddy) need Christ's help.' So then she said 'Does Jesus know that you yelled at daddy yesterday and you need His help with that?' I said 'Yes, Jesus knows that mommy and daddy both need His help with many things and that's why we asked Him to live in our hearts and stay there to guide us every day, so that we can be better people for Him.' Then we prayed a simple prayer and Jewel whispered it as she followed my lead. But she was very, very serious because she really wants to go to heaven and meet Jesus. I was peeking out of my eye a tad to make sure Ms. Jewel was genuinely repeating the words, since she was whispering so quietly and I was so pleased to see she truly was. She told Jesus she knows she is wrong a lot and sins, but she knows that He is the Lord of all lords and she wants Him to live in her heart today and forever so that He can guide her and help her with many things. Then she said 'Jesus, I want to see you one day too in heaven. Please take me with You.' Afterward I was tearful and hugged her saying 'Welcome to the Lord's family Jewel! Today is a special day, the most important day for you and I am so proud of you! Today is your second birthday, the day you were reborn by asking Jesus into your heart to live within you and guide you in all you do and say. Happy Birthday sweetie!' But Jewel wasn't finished; she had more on her mind, more questions to ask. 'Now will I see Jesus? Why didn't I see Jesus when I prayed just now? Why doesn't He ever come in my room?' I replied 'Sweetie He does. He is all around you. Sometimes we don't feel or see Jesus all the time, but He is still there. Let's go outside. Do you feel the wind blowing on you and blowing the leaves and tree branches?' 'Yes momma'. I continued 'Do you see the wind?' 'No.' 'That is how Jesus is like. He is like the wind that blows; we don't see the wind but we see what it moves, what it touches, and how we feel it on our face. Jesus is around you even if you don't always see him, just as you don't see the wind blowing the leaves over there, but you see the leaves are moving....' She then asked if Jesus will help her at night time not to be afraid. I said 'Let's pray again, asking that Jesus will give you great dreams for bedtime.' We prayed again and I reminded her that the moon is God's great big nightlight that He placed in the sky for little boys and girls so they aren't afraid. I told her tonight we'll go outdoors to see the great big 'nightlight' in the sky (I hope it's visible tonight...lol). I was so pleased, even if she doesn't comprehend it all, even if 'this' or 'that'....it was such a sweet blessing. And although Ms. Jewel has so much more to learn in the lifetime of hers, I truly believe she asked Christ into her heart and He was present with us all morning, even now I feel His presence as I type this. God and His Son are truly amazing and I am so blessed to have my daughter be so smart and wise in her age, by asking Christ to live inside her forever. Praise Jesus! There's is no other gift that would bless me more in all my life than to know that my two children are saved; that the Lord is living is their hearts and they are allowing Him to guide them through every age of their lives; childhood, teenagers, adulthood, parents (if this is God's will), and in their elderly ages. I am so blessed today! I feel like nothing can shake the foundation of my happiness!

"Thank you Christ for opening my daughters heart to allow you to reside there permanently. Thank you for the questions she asked from her heart and the sincerity in which she inquired about various things. Thank you for securing my daughters salvation to live with You in eternity. Please continue to show me as her mother and my husband (her father), how to be awesome examples by living according to your Word. Help us to guide and teach "Ms. Jewel" the righteous path to live. Thank you in advance for this; for all of this! We love You Lord and rejoice on this special day! Wel also pray for "Mr. Happy" that you will also guide us in the right ways so that he too one day will desire to invite you to live inside his heart in the same manner "Jewel" did today. To You we give all the glory! Amen."