Accepted

Sunday night was none out of the ordinary when I got to the church. I set all the candy and supplies down in the classroom and began to write: "Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, and with ALL your soul, and with ALL your mind, and with ALL your strength" Mark 12:30. As that was the memory verse for the night/week. It was the plan to talk to them about what it means to worship God. King Asa was the example we read about in our Bibles. He started out as a King who did good and right in the eyes of the Lord and was very blessed. He turned away from the Lord at the end of his reign and he suffered, along with his nation. After reading and discussing what it this story can mean to us today, we played our memorizing game. It's amazing how quickly you can learn a verse and it has amazed the kids as well.
After the game, I asked the kids:
"how can you love God with all your heart?"
"how can you love God with all your soul?"
"how can you love God with all your mind?"
"how can you love God with all your strength?"
We all came up with examples and ways that we can worship God with our love for him.
Kelsey, who comes and works with us sometimes, said that one way she could love God with her heart was to believe and accept him. Based on what I learned from Pastor Dave, she wasn't raised in a Christian home and that she probably hasn't even heard of the idea to accept Christ.
I was a little shocked that she said that, because normally she gives those "Sunday School Answers".
After the night was finished and most of the kids had left, Kelsey came up to me wanting another piece of candy. So I took the opportunity and asked her if she had ever asked God to live through her life.
She said, "No, to be honest, I haven't"
I said, "Would you like to, cause if you would, I would gladly answer any questions you have and lead you through a prayer and help you better understand what it means to be a Christ follower."
She continued to dig through the candy and looked up and said "yeah, I would like to."

SO WE DID IT! She accepted Christ into her life. As nervous as she was, I couldn't tell how she truly felt or what she was thinking, but she is interested and I know she wants to keep coming and learning more.

PRAISE BE TO GOD!