I'll back up a a few minutes and explain.
A few minutes ago the kids and I were having our devotion time. We have been reading a book called, "Leading Little Ones to God". We read tonight about God's Children being New Creatures. The lesson was on how Adam and Eve were created in the Image of God and how they were sinless and pure. Eli stopped me at that point and wanted to know what sinless meant. I explained it and we went on.
The lesson continued with how Adam and Eve sinned against God by disobeying Him. It talked about how as soon as they sinned, they were different, they weren't pure anymore.
The lesson went on to tell how Jesus came so that our sins could be forgiven and we could be sinless and pure again.
At the end of the lesson there are questions that we always go around and answer. Maddie loves answering and her answer is almost always, "Jesus died on the cross" (no matter the question). Well tonight the 2nd question was, "What bad things can you see in your own heart?"
I waited to see if any of the boys wanted to answer. Eli started listing things and went on for a little while thinking of more and more things. I allowed him to continue and then ask him how we can get rid of the sin in our hearts. One of the other boys answered, but I could tell Eli was still contemplating and thinking.
We sang, and I honestly can't remember what song. Usually we sing out of the hymnal, but tonight a song came to me and we just sang it through a couple of times then we all knelt down at the bed (like we always do). Ronnie began our prayer time then Nathaniel. When it came to Eli, he continued with the confessing of his sins and asked Jesus to forgive him for all the bad things that he has done and the things that are in his heart! Then as if he had taken care of business he went on to pray for our Missionary family for tonight. :)
As we closed our prayer time, I sent the others to their beds and took Eli into my room to talk. We talked about his prayer and what it meant. I asked him some question to determine that he really knew what he was doing and what he was asking Jesus to do in him! He did and does!
We prayed again together and then we held each other and I cried! I am so proud of that little man!
I told him, we need to call Daddy. Daddy will want to know. He got shy and said, "can you tell him first then I can talk to him."
He talked to Ron and again I was in tears as I heard his little voice explain about the sin he knew was in his heart and the prayer he had prayed to ask for forgiveness!
I hugged him again as I tucked him into bed and he said, "Mom, I wasn't as good today as I should have been." I questioned him, and he continued, "when Elijah (a friend who visited today) was here, he didn't want to play something and I kept playing it." "I shouldn't have done that."
We talked some more about the lesson we had read tonight because it went on to explain how we continue as Christians to grow in Christ and be all that God wants us to be and be more and more like Jesus - pure and sinless.
I told him that if things come to his mind that he has done wrong, he has to ask Jesus to forgive him and then do better with Jesus help!
He immediately bowed his head and prayed again. The Holy Spirit is moving and working in my little 5 year old and it is amazing to watch! What a celebration in heaven tonight!
Jesus guide Eli, continue to show him all that you want and desire for him and lead him to be more like you. Help me to be an example of You to him! Thank you Jesus for stirring Eli's heart tonight to seek you and thank you that the angels are dancing in Heaven tonight for a lost sinner who has come to you!
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