Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:!4

I have been meaning to post for awhile about something special that happened in our family. A few weeks ago, Lily proclaimed at dinner .... "Last night when I was talking to God in my bed, I asked Him to live in my heart" Well to say we were shocked is putting it lightly. What a lesson and blessing this is to me for so many reasons.

I've tended to have a dark view on the subject of little kids receiving Christ. I've always really believed that it came from their parents or other influences. Now not to say that Lily hasn't been influenced, but we certainly haven't been telling her that she needed to ask God to come into her heart. This is really a testament to God taking the words we have said and making them known to a little child. This was all His doing.

Also, to have something like this come during such a dark time spriritually for myself is another gift of God. It wasn't me that led Lily to the Lord, He did it himself. What a declaration of his glory. How can I not be transformed by His love for me when it is demonstrated through my own daughter.

I am so thankful for her special year at preschool. I know this has been such a foundational year for her, she has learned so much about God in her life that she is certainly not going to get as clearly in public school. I'm also thankful for AWANA. I pray that she learns to value memorizing Gods word and never turns from that. Another beautiful lesson to me!

So praise God for His work in my daughter. I couldn't have made her who she is without Him.