Sweet Salvation

Praise the Lord and hallelujia! On April 20, 2010 my little Keri-lyn asked Jesus to be her Lord and Savior!!! She had been asking questions for quite a while, but never really seemed certain that she was under conviction. She would ask me what it felt like when God was dealing with you. I can remember asking my mom the same thing before I was saved! I must admit, though, that I have never felt more inept as a parent. How does one put into words a 7 year old can understand how it feels to be under conviction? Phrases like "your heart might feel heavy", "like God is knocking on your heart's door", and "your heart might be hurting" didn't really seem to help her understand either. So what did I do? I told her the same thing my mom told me. "You'll know when it is time to be saved. You'll just know." And you know what? She did.
We went to see the Easter play at my sister's church (Free Chapel) and part of the play showed when Jesus was being beaten. Pastor Franklin stood up then and talked to the congregation and asked us to say a prayer with him. Afterward, KL looked up at me and said, " I feel like I just maybe got saved." I asked if she was sure, and she said no. Once the play ended we went in a quiet hallway and talked some more and called one of her AWANA teachers from our church. I offered to pray with her, but she just wasn't sure she was under conviction yet.
A few days later the topic came up at supper - I think Jaycee started talking about the play and heaven and hell - and KL got really quiet. She came and told me she needed to talk to me alone. We went in my room and she snuggled in underthe covers. Bless her heart, she was so upset. It was just written all over her face that God was dealing with her. My heart was breaking because she was struggling so. We talked and she finally said she she needed to be saved. S he also said once that" I think I hear something. Like a knockin' on my heart". It was so sweet.
One thing you need to know about KL is that she is a perfectionist. Once she knew that she needed to be saved she started struggling with what to do next. I went over some scripture with her, we called my parents, Todd talked to her, and finally I talked her into letting me call our Preacher Steve. She said she was really shy talking to a man! I told her Preacher Steve had lots of practice helping little kids accept Jesus. Once we called him, something he said just made the light bulb go on! We told her that there was not a certain prayer she had to pray, that it just had to come from her. Steve offered to pray with her and so did we, but she wanted to say it alone.
She closed her little eyes - for what seemed like forever - and prayed.
And once she opened her eyes - it was like a new little girl! She was just shining and her eyes were sparkling. I asked her how she felt and she put her little hand out and lifted it up higher and higher and said "It feels like my heart is doing this!"
What a miracle to witness. Such a sweetness that I can't put into words and never want to forget. I heard Steve on the phone saying " hallelujia! Praise the Lord!" Todd and I didn't stop grinning for a long time. KL called everyone and told them. She told her friends and teachers at school the next day. Her teacher jumped up and down with her and shouted Hallelujia! It was truly amazing!
Thank you Lord for your goodness and mercy. Your love is amazing and awesome.