Sometimes it is intensely humbling to realize how much you are responsible to teach your children about God. We are His ambassadors to our children to bring them to a knowledge of Him. Wow. Today, I was so pleased in a conversation with my son to realize how much is sinking in at the tender age of 2. We were listening to a Patch the Pirate CD in the car. Austin knows almost all of the songs - and some of them are rather complicated for a small child. Then all of the sudden he said, "Mommy, God made the whole world." And so we discussed that thought for a while and he got quiet.
Then he said "Mommy, they just said 'Heaven.'" I agreed that it is what they had said and asked him if he knew where Heaven was. His answer - "at the Throne of God." Impressive! I was so amazed at his answer. And so excited! He is listening and learning and beginning to understand. We talked about how you get to Heaven. And He said "Jesus loves me this I know, right Mommy?"
I hope and pray that my children come to a true knowledge of Jesus at a very early age. I pray that they grow to know Jesus and to live a real life before Him. I know that we will make many mistakes as parents. But I pray that we won't fail in the most important task - showing Jesus to our kids! Thank you, Lord for the seeds growing in Austin's heart!
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