Brittany and Mama had a long conversation late yesterday as Brittany related a significant event to Mama concerning Zoe and Sophia. For some time, Brittany, as she recounted events leading up to last night, has been overhearing conversations between Zoe and Sophia expounding between themselves what they understood about salvation. It was surprisingly accurate and telling in the details they discussed, so last night Brittany began to quiz them about the idea. As she asked them to relate what they knew, they told their mommy about how Jesus died on the cross to take away our sins. That you cannot go to Heaven just by obeying your parents. You cannot go the Heaven just because you go to church. To go to Heaven, you must ask Jesus into our heart.
Brittany asked the obvious question of Zoe; do you want to
ask Jesus to come into your heart and save you? The answer was yes, and
Brittany prayed with her to ask Jesus to be her Savior. Sophia was an observer
to the prayer, not a participant, so Brittany asked Sophia if she would like to
ask Jesus into her heart also. Her answer was that she did not want to do so
right then. Brittany assured her that was okay. She could think about it and
let mommy know when she was ready. However, Zoe was mortified that her sister would
not be going to Heaven as she would and her heartfelt protect motivated Sophia
to pray as well. Though that will need to be revisited at some future date,
Brittany is certain that Zoe understood exactly what she was doing, and we
rejoice in that. When emotions had settled, both of the twins asked if Audrey
could pray for Jesus to come into her heart? Obviously, that will need to
happen sometime much later. Brittany, to her credit, handled the situation
beautifully.
Such is the blessing of being in the right church. One that
unapologetically teaches Bible doctrine; especially that of salvation. God, in
His wisdom made salvation so simple that the heart and mind of a little child
can understand. After raising our children in church, Mama and I felt compelled
to move our church affiliation to a different denomination. The very first
morning we attended that church, Joshua and Cori prayed in the Sunday School
hour to ask Jesus into their hearts. That is one of the primary reasons we have
stayed with the Independent Fundamental Baptists. That is why Mama and I worked
in Children’s ministries for all the years that we did. That is why we were
able to see many young children pray their simple prayer to ask Jesus into their
hearts. When presented with the simplicity of the Gospel, children can understand
the message of salvation.
Mama has been working at our church school for the past two
days. Bro. Zach needed the time off to attend the men’s retreat in Arkansas. A
group of about eight men went from our church. I was not able to attend this
year because I could not find a substitute to teach my class yesterday. It is
for the bast on my part since I do not feel very well. It has turned out to be
a fun couple days for Mama. The school is traveling to a competition today –
somewhere in Arlington. That is something Mama really enjoys. So, she is making
the most of the time to get involved with the students, most of whom she knows
well. She was so fired up yesterday evening that she got out the mower and mowed
the front and back yards and down the fence line along the road. All that was
done before I got home. Today’s activities will probably be a little more tiring
for her. I am glad they called on her to substitute for Bro. Zach.
As always, I have planned activities for the weekend, but I am
not sure what can actually get done. Mama is planning on setting up a table or
two outside of Tractor Supply tomorrow. She will be attempting to sell both her
Color Street products and her crafts. Honestly, she has done better with the crafts
lately than with the nail appliques, but Color Street remains the long-term
business plan. Though people in general may not have realized it fully yet, inflation
is causing our economy to tighten and as that pressure grows money will less
easily parted with for feel-good items. We are already starting to see that as
Mama plies her wares, hence the multifaceted approach to marketing multiple
types of wares to attract buyers. Regardless of how tight money gets, people
are always looking for items that give them joy. Mama has many such to offer.
I will stay and work as I am able at the farm tomorrow. Hopefully,
neither of us will spend too much money and at least one of us will make a
little money. Time will tell.
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