The other day, Hunter was playing with one of the neighbor children in the backyard. The boy is a few years older than Hunter, and frankly, I was a little concerned that he may be a bad influence on my son. It was a beautiful day, so all of the windows in the house were open. I had been watching and listening to them play for some time as they ran circles around the house and did all of the things that little boys normally do. Regardless, I just didn't have a good feeling about it. I went into the kitchen and towards the back door to tell Hunter that in was time to come inside. As I got closer, I could see them standing at the bottom of the back steps talking. I thought to myself, "Great! Hunter is probably learning his first four-letter word from this kid!" My curiosity got the best of me at this point. Instead of going to the back door, I took a detour to the kitchen window so I could listen in on their conversation.
This is what I heard:
Hunter: Are you a good boy?
Boy: Yes
Hunter: Are you sure?
Boy: Yes, I'm sure
Hunter: Are you a Christian?
Boy: What's a Christian?
Hunter: It means you believe in Jesus and live like He did.
Boy: I know about God.
Hunter: God is Jesus' father. Do you read Bible stories?
Boy: Well, I know what the Bible is.
Hunter: I read 3 Bible stories every night before I go to bed.
Boy: Ok, I'll try to do that too.
I stood there with my mouth open and my heart full. My son wasn't being influenced in a negative way, he was witnessing to this boy. At that moment I was very convicted. If my 5 year old son, with limited understanding and knowledge of Christ, can witness to a neighbor boy he's only played with for 30 minutes, why can't I be a better witness? As a parent, it was a wonderful, humbling experience.
But it left me thinking: What's my excuse?
What's Yours?
What's Yours?
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
Matthew 25:40
Matthew 25:40
5 comments:
Loved that story! Nice to have you in the blogging world.
That's amazing! And really makes you stop and think...
Sounds like Hunter has the spiritual gift of evangelism! :o)
Wow! That is such a precious and encouraging story! So glad that you shared it with everyone! I love how honest and concerned the hearts of little children are, and regret that we often lose that as adults. You must both be so proud of your little ones and must be teaching them some wonderful things and living an example of Christ that is becoming real to them! God bless you and your family as you continue to grow in the Lord each day and follow the path that He has set before you! :)
Wow, thanks for sharing! Such a powerful example, even though he is just 5 years old. Great to see you guest posting too!
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