Four hundred and some odd dollars and an hour later we are heading to the parking lot.
Its 9:30pm.
Hosanna is past tired and really dirty from crawling around on the floor in Lowes.
I know-- that's gross.
I NEVER let her crawl around ANY store but it was late and we were taking a long time to pick flooring...
so she got a treat. Ha. Wish I would've taken a picture.
Seriously-- Lowes needs to mop.
We get out to the car and Eric is strapping in Hosanna, who is crying, and I am putting karis in and her seatbelt on when she says a few little words I will never forget.
"Mommy, does Jesus live in my heart?"
She's 4. She's fascinated over Jesus and that He died on the cross and came back to life.
She memorized her first Bible verse last week.
If you ask her to tell you about Jesus-- you'll get the full bloody story-- nails, whips, blood and all. You'll also get a childs perspective of how great it was that He came out of the tomb!
I answered her and said, "Jesus can live in your heart if you ask Him."
She said that she did want to ask Him.
And so in the parking lot of Lowes, in the car with a screaming baby, Karis asked Jesus to come into her heart and to wash away all her sins.
It wasn't at an "altar".
It wasn't at a church service.
There was no music, since our radio is broken.
There had been no sermon given.
Just the sweet prompting of HolySpirit whispering to her heart.
And her responding YES to that still small voice.
Her choice is an answer to our prayers over her life.
She chose Him at 4.
Lord Jesus would you raise up a generation that would choose you at 4.
Would you set their hearts on you God.
I stand amazed again at the goodness of the Father.
In awe at how He draws us to Him and just desires our heart.
Because at the end of the day. When it's all been said. When it's all been done .
And when the race is won. Our lives willl come down to love.
Karis, mommy and daddy are so so proud that you have given your life to Jesus.
May He make you more like Him everyday.
This makes my heart seriously happy.
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