Jackson's BIG BIG News!!!

Saturday night (10/22/11) I was washing Mary Dalton's hair. My mom was hear and I heard her telling jackson to come tell me something. He walked up to me and said,

"Mama, I asked Jesus to come into my heart."

I asked him when...he said, "Just now" I asked him what he prayed, he answered

"Please forgive me for all my bad sins and come into my heart and forgive me."

All by himself.

My mom and I went on to ask him several questions and he knew all the answers.

I asked him"What made you want to ask Jesus into your heart?

His answer is simple, but true ~

"Mama, you never know when you are going to die...and I don't want to go to hell when I die....I want to go to heaven....so I decided I better go ahead anad ask Jesus in my heart."

He wanted to go down front Sunday at church, but instead we made an appointment with our preacher today adn let him talk to Jackson. He went over the plan to salvation with him and talked to him about what being a Christian meant. He talked about having a relationship with God. Sweet Jackson listened so sweetly and answered everything with such simple truth and honesty.

So this Sunday our sweet Baby Boy will walk down front at our church to make a public profession of his faith. He says he is going alone....he probably will. His sweet faith and this new path in his life is ALREADY challenging me to be a better Christian, mother and wife.

I was "not so sure" about his decision at first ~ I mean...he is 5. He can't even wipe himself without making a huge mess, and he wants to be a Christian? I realized how FOOLISH I was being!!! That was GOD ANSWERING MY PRAYER! I have prayed over and over and over and over that my children would accept Christ at a young age, never question their salvation, and live fulfilled Godly lives. The Bible tells us to believe with a child like faith ~ Jesus said, "Let the children to come to me and FORBID THEM NOT to come unto Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

I am so thankful for his decision. It was TOTALLY his decision. He did it all alone and we are SO overjoyed with his choice to join the family of believers!!!

(I do have a funny story!!! On Sunday, my mom was dressing him and he said,"Nana, I look like a redneck! I mean, yall want me to walk down front to talk to the preacher wearing this?!? I don't even match!" ) LOVE that boy!!!