So what do you think of childhood conversions?? Tonight, after I prayed with the boys, Andrew asked me, Dad, you know how I'm the only one who isn't a Christian, can you tell me how to do it again??
So I tried as simply as I could, to explain to a really smart five year old that Jesus loves to forgive sins... that that was why He even came to earth was to pay for our sins... I told him that you just have to tell Jesus that you know you're a sinner, that you're sorry for the sin you've done and you want take his payment for you own sin... I reminded him that Jesus didn't have to die cause he never sinned, and I tried to explain Romans 3:23 that Jesus had to die because that's the pay that sin earns - death.
After a while, he asked if he had to do it out loud, so I tried to explain Rom. 10:9 that what really matters is believing it in your heart, but that it's good to say it out loud too. He asked if I would remind him what to say. I told him that the exact words didn't matter too much , but you could say something like, Jesus, I know I'm a sinner and I know you died for my sins and I want you to wash me clean and come into my life... Well, beaming from ear to ear he repeated what I said, so I reminded him that what was most important was that you believed it deep inside and not just say the words, but that if he really meant those words Jesus would definitely come into him and wash him and make him a Christian because He loves to forgive sins...
He said then that means I'm a Christian too, and I said, yeah, and I'm not just your dad anymore, I'm your brother too. So, we keep loving this little boy and praying for him and invite our friends that his life, his heart would truly be Jesus'.
