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Praise God From Who All Blessings Flow....

Yesterday started out as just your typical, average, ordinary day.  The girls went to school, Trey and I cleaned house, played, and then he stayed with my Mom while I went to pick the girls up.  Nothing too exciting.  So after running a few errands I picked up Carlie and Makena.  Makena was quiet then all of a sudden she burst into tears and said that she knew she needed to ask Jesus to come into her heart.  This was not a huge surprise to me because  I overheard her and Carlie talking about it a few weeks ago, and I heard Makena tell Carlie that she would do it when she was ready!  I've also been watching her in church.  That being said, I still needed to know for sure that she knew, so I questioned her all the way home and finally she said that if Jesus came back right then, that she would not go to heaven.  That is hard to hear.  She didn't want to talk to our preacher (she's really shy) and not that she needed to, but she talked to our pastor's wife and then prayed all on her own, and that's how our "ordinary day" became a very special day....Makena's spiritual birthday :)  On our way home from my Mom's she said, "Now I'll get to walk on the streets of gold".  Such a precious, tender moment.  My cup overflows.  I'm so thankful that Makena has so many Godly influences in her life.   Carlie told me that they had been doing devotionals on salvation over the past week at school.  Can you imagine that....for those of you who have experienced the conviction of the Holy Spirit and have tried to fight it off (maybe not the best of terms, but you know what I mean), you'll know what I'm talking about....she was being "hit" with it from all sides: home, church, and school.  She just couldn't fight it anymore, and for that, I am  thankful.

"If thou shalt confess with thou mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."  Romans 10:9

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Jeff, Sarah, Lydia & Jack Henry said…
That is awesome, Beth! Know that is a HUGE answered prayer for y'all. What a blessing to not only have Christian influences at home and church, but also school.
February 3, 2011 at 10:39 PM
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