Little Children

Have you ever shared the gospel with a little kid outside of Sunday school? I did for the first time today. I babysit for a Christian couple from ECC on Thursday evenings and Friday afternoons. The kids are good... most of time, but sometimes it can be pretty intense. James spent much of the afternoon rolling in the dirt and threw a huge FIT when I made him change his clothes. He refused to go. Eventually, I turned it into a game and I drug him to his room telling him I was teaching him to surf on wooden floors... : ) He hid under the bed for a while, but after I refused to talk to him for 2 minutes, he gave up and changed his clothes happily. Kids are bipolar sometimes, haha.

When I was helping him put on his shirt, he grabbed my cross necklace and asked me what it was. I told him a cross, and I asked him if he knew what that meant. He told me no. I told him Jesus died on the cross for his sins, and I asked him, "isn't that so good!?" He got really sad looking and fell back on the ground and was like, "No! I don't want Jesus to die!" I couldn't help but smile, it was really cute. Then I explained to him, "No, James, he died so that you don't have to. He died to save you, so that you could live. Do you want to live?" James quickly shot back, "Yes! I want to live! And be like mommy and daddy!" It was precious.

I love kids so much. :) I love that when you share the gospel with them. I love their hearts. I love that it is just that simple for them. Even just the way that I shared. I would never share with someone over the age of 5 like that, but why? That's what the gospel is isn't it? That's definitely the gospel I need to hear.