Apparently, our kids are listening... all the time.
Sometimes that is not a good thing, but recently it was a very good thing.
I have been wanting to post about this for some time, but also wanted to let it all play out first.
Our oldest came to us last week sometime. He had been pretending with his brothers in their room. They had set up a fort, which is not uncommon for boys in general, or our boys in specific. This fort was a little different, though. In the fort they brought all their 'Jesus books'. Bible stories, Bibles, kids devotional books, etc.
DP therefore decided the fort was the 'Jesus Club'. He made a sign that read, "Jesus Club For Everyone". We didn't notice it at first, but his wheels were turning. Eventually, he came up to Kristen and I downstairs.
"I want to have a Jesus party and invite all my friends in our neighborhood over."
We were a little surprised, but knowing our oldest, it wasn't a huge shock.
"We'll have food and talk about Jesus." He says.
"Why do you want to do that?" I ask, just to see what's behind the surface.
"I don't know if they all go to church, so I want to tell them about God so they will be sure to know about him and Jesus."
Enter tears from mom and dad.
Actually, we held it together and starting talking about details and why it might not be the best approach to go immediately to their houses right that minute and ask them to come over. So, he started planning.
The next few days it was all we heard about. The "Jesus Party". He made signs, cleaned up the downstairs (only to see his brothers destroy it many times over). He talked about who to invite and wanted to make flyers, a menu, the whole nine yards.
We convinced him it was fine to just talk with people instead of doing a mass mailing and that we could just love them with the love of Jesus while they were over. I didn't necessarily want to see my 6 year old giving his first sermon yet, though I am sure that will come.
So, after many trips out to finally catch all our neighbors with kids, last night was the night. Total of 6 neighbors kids from baby to middle school and some parents. We had desserts, ice cream, cookies, etc.
And even though we didn't read the entire Bible to them like he might have wanted, the love of Christ was present.
Thank you, Daniel, for understanding the world better than most Christian adults (me included).
Sometimes that is not a good thing, but recently it was a very good thing.
I have been wanting to post about this for some time, but also wanted to let it all play out first.
Our oldest came to us last week sometime. He had been pretending with his brothers in their room. They had set up a fort, which is not uncommon for boys in general, or our boys in specific. This fort was a little different, though. In the fort they brought all their 'Jesus books'. Bible stories, Bibles, kids devotional books, etc.
DP therefore decided the fort was the 'Jesus Club'. He made a sign that read, "Jesus Club For Everyone". We didn't notice it at first, but his wheels were turning. Eventually, he came up to Kristen and I downstairs.
"I want to have a Jesus party and invite all my friends in our neighborhood over."We were a little surprised, but knowing our oldest, it wasn't a huge shock.
"We'll have food and talk about Jesus." He says.
"Why do you want to do that?" I ask, just to see what's behind the surface.
"I don't know if they all go to church, so I want to tell them about God so they will be sure to know about him and Jesus."
Enter tears from mom and dad.
Actually, we held it together and starting talking about details and why it might not be the best approach to go immediately to their houses right that minute and ask them to come over. So, he started planning.
The next few days it was all we heard about. The "Jesus Party". He made signs, cleaned up the downstairs (only to see his brothers destroy it many times over). He talked about who to invite and wanted to make flyers, a menu, the whole nine yards.
We convinced him it was fine to just talk with people instead of doing a mass mailing and that we could just love them with the love of Jesus while they were over. I didn't necessarily want to see my 6 year old giving his first sermon yet, though I am sure that will come.
So, after many trips out to finally catch all our neighbors with kids, last night was the night. Total of 6 neighbors kids from baby to middle school and some parents. We had desserts, ice cream, cookies, etc.
And even though we didn't read the entire Bible to them like he might have wanted, the love of Christ was present.
Thank you, Daniel, for understanding the world better than most Christian adults (me included).
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