To all my Christian Cathe friends.....

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briee

Cathlete
....had to share with you with happened to my daughter (age 10) this morning. I was moving the car and she climbed in and wanted to talk to me. She started to tell me that she called her brother some mean names and was unkind to him and when she walked away she felt so terribly bad and she thought of how bad she must have made him feel and so she told him how sorry she was and went about doing her daily chores (puppies and chickens etc.). Then she said she struggled with the whole concept of "why do I act so mean to him and why do I feel like doing other things that aren't nice and I don't even care that I do them sometimes"..."but mom, all the sudden I felt so bad for all the things that I've done that are so mean" and all my life I've heard about God and Jesus and I've sang songs and it was just kind of something I've always known about, but it never really meant much to me personally. And then mom I looked at So-be (he's our evil little puppy who killed all my chickens that had JUST started to lay eggs and they were Bethany's chickens whom she loved dearly and was so upset when they were all dead)....and I realized that I still loved So-be even though he did bad things in fact, mom, he is a murderer and I still love him even though he does bad things. And mom everything in life all the sudden made sense to me, Jesus died for my sins and he loves me even though I do bad things and I asked him to forgive me for doing all these bad things. And mom I was just so happy that Jesus forgave me for those sins and I was so happy that I cried and cried and I kneeled down in the mud (she did....I saw her knees) and thanked Jesus for loving me so much to die for me, and for God for loving me so much that he sent his Son so that I can be forgiven for my sins...and it's like a bright light came on in my whole life and He's gonna help me not to sin anymore and even when I do He will help me to make it right. I'm just so happy inside that I have to tell everyone.

Well that's pretty much word for word from Bethany, and she's never even seen "the Passion". I thought it was kind of neat :) :) :)
Sometimes it's interesting to see things from a childs eyes. I've taken a lot of this for granted lately, we didn't even go to church Easter morning, but it made me see things in a new light that I think I needed to see right about now and I thought some of you might understand.

Briee

Edited to say....and now I'm going to go do IMAX I and I think I might jump just a little bit higher....see this was fitness related!!:p :p :p
 
Thanks Briee for sharing that wonderful story. The insights your 10 yr old daughter has are a true blessing....:)...its interesting as I was just saying to a friend how in the world Easter went from the ressurection of Jesus....to hiding eggs and chocolate bunnies and those nasty PEEPS! I think all of us take things for granted. Reading this story makes you sit back and notice!....thanks again....your christian friend and catheite...:)...Carole
 
Your daughter has a beautiful heart. I love to hear when children have a revelation such as this.
 
Matthew 18
3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. "


Great story, thanks for sharing! :)
 
It is awesome how God reveals him self to children. Sometimes i think they are more sensitive to God than we are. I love it when i see my girls "get it". Especially when we have gone thew trying times of struggles with the flesh. My girls are 9 and 7. God is awesome. I also rejoice with you! Your sister in Jesus, Tricia Haley
 
Oh Briee--you must be so full of joy today! and I am rejoicing with you. May I suggest that you write down this event for your daughter so that if the accuser ever tries to make her doubt Who she belongs to she could be reminded of this? This is a kick in the pants for me too because as of the last month or so, my time in the Word and in prayer has really been hit and miss and it is starting to show--I can't do the things He has set out for me to do without being in fellowship with him (although at times I think that I can do just fine on my own strength and end up falling flat on my face).

"My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow Me and I give eternal life to them and they shall never perish and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. The Father Who is greater than all has given them to me and no one shall snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one." John 10: 27-30

Thank you for sharing this.

take care
Maggie
 
That is so beautiful.

I hope for such a beautiful epiphany for my own children instead of taking Jesus and his sacrifice for granted.
 
I am rejoicing with you, too! When God reveals something to us it is a benchmark in our lives to go from "glory to glory". Those type of things we can't make happen in and of ourselves. I aggree with Maggie...write it down so she can boast in the Lord whenever the enemy would try to make her rely on herself. I love John 10:27-30! If we sit still long enough and listen, He will speak just as He did for your daughter.

God's richest blessings to you and your family.

CinDee
 
Briee-thanks for sharing as I wipe the tears away. What love from the eyes (or mouth) of a child! I had to laugh about So-Be being a murderer!!! Aren't we blessed that we can ALL be forgiven for doing "bad" things?!?! Give Bethany a BIG hug from all her Aunties at Cathe's place.
Your-Friend-In-Fitness, DebbieH http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/wavey.gif[/img] If You Get The Choice To Sit It Out Or Dance...I Hope You DANCE!!!
 
Thanks Briee for sharing that blessed belated Easter story from a child's perspective. In a sense she captured Easter in such a childlike way and that is just great. You are doing well with her.:D

Do you homeschool? I thought I remember reading that you do. I homeschool my 3 boys here in PA.

Thanks again for sharing and God bless you both and your whole family!!:D
 
Hi Briee!

I love that story!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Reading this has been a heart warming way to end a glorious Easter weekend. You and Bethany put a smile on my heart:)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!!

Take Care
Laurie
 
Thanks, Briee! I am so glad for you that your daughter understands the meaning of what Jesus did for us all. I hope for the same wonderful thing to happen to certain loved ones in my life.

Thank you for rejuvenating my hope!
-Connie
 
Briee,

That was a wonderful story. Your daughter must be such an intelligent and sweet kid. I especially liked the part... "He's gonna help me not to sin anymore and even when I do He will help me to make it right." She really summed it up! We can't be perfect, and when we make mistakes we should do what we can to make things right.

Gina
 
He Lives!

Amidst the cruelties and hatefulness of this world...he lives! Through puppies and children and chickens he reaches out to all of us! We are all blessed to witness the submission of another soul to sweet Jesus!

God Bless you and yours and thanks for sharing this blessed event with all of us!


~kandy~
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Thanks be to God and His grace towards us and to the souls around us. Its amazing how the Lord works in all of us and His plan of salvation is so simple that even a child can understand and believe.

Thank you for sharing with all of us. You should print a few copies of your post for your daughter and yourself and add some more scriptures dealing with assurance, so that she can always go back to that "time and place" if and when the doubts come. A lot of us have experienced that, but thanks to the Bible we can know that we are truly saved and on our way to heaven.

Thanks again.
SCB
 
Briee
That is such a good story and thanks for sharing my christian friend. I am so happy to hear that at 10 she understands what Jesus did for us. Again thanks for sharing that wonderful bit of info...... Rhonda:*

p.s. I have been a christian for 10 yrs.... God bless :*
 
Thank you for sharing that story. Very sweet. I can't emagine a 10 year old being able to grasp that like your daughter did, what a lucky women you are. I didn't get that until I was at church camp at the age of 14. Then I cried too!

Kathy
 
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