Faith Like a Child
This past Friday afternoon, my family and I went out to pick up some things to use in order to clean our fireplace and get it ready for the winter. Our first stop on the trip took us to Tractor Supply. My plan was to run in quickly, but my daughter, Logann, decided she wanted to run in with me, making our mad-dash take a little longer. As we walked into the store, her eyes lit up. “WOW, Dad! This store is awesome! Look at ALL this cool stuff. Do you think we need some new boots? How about a new shovel?” The list went on and on.
As I listened to her excitement, we hurried on to the section where all the fireplace materials are. We found what we needed and continued on to the check out. I did my best to hurry because Courtney and Merritt remained in the car, and I didn’t want to make them wait longer than needed. As we began to check out, I placed the items on the counter, when unexpectedly, my daughter leaned up to the counter and said, “Excuse me, but where do you go to church?” The lady at the counter, with wide eyes looked back at my little, blonde helper and said, “ Well, I go to a small, Baptist church pretty far away.” Logann said, “Well that is good because we all need to go to church to learn about Jesus.”
In that moment, I was blown away! My daughter, without the slightest ounce of fear in her voice, just shared the gospel in her own little way. As we began to walk off, Logann looked back and said, ”I go THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF OKLAHOMA!!!” The lady at the counter just laughed as we proceeded out to the car with our purchases. I was so proud of my daughter who took the time at the age of 4 to tell one person about how awesome Jesus is. I pray that her heart will always tell others about Jesus!
What a good reminder and lesson I learned from my little sidekick that day. Sometimes we need to slow down and remember why we are here: to point others to Christ. Thank you Logie Bear for reminding me of that today!