Convction

To be the hands and feet of Jesus has convicted my heart. The Lord uses ways that He knows will speak volumes to us when He wants to reach us the most. With me, it is through the eyes of my 5 year old little boy, Evan.

I know without a shadow of a doubt that God has big things in store for my Evan. I can tell by the way he cares for others, wants to serve others and by the heavy heart that he has for others to know Jesus. Just this past weekend, Evan and I were in the car and he began asking me questions about Heaven and Hell. This is not an uncommon territory for us to tread, as Evan often has questions about what the Bible has to say. We talk openly and freely about Jesus and about the sacrifice that He paid so that we would not have to. This time, his questions were specific about others and how THEY would come to know Jesus.

His heart is troubled for "children whose parents don't make sure they know about him", and for "those people who live in other lands who never hear about Him (Jesus)". These were the exact words spoken from my little guy. He questioned how if they never hear the Word how will they enter the gates of Heaven.

The Lord totally took control and led the conversation as only He could. The Lord created us, as followers of Christ, to share the good news with all that we encounter. For Evan, that may very well be those children whose parents are not raising them in church. It is our responsibility to be an example through our actions and our testimony through words to present the Gospel in such a way that a seed is planted. We are to care for others and love them the very way the Jesus loves. We are to forgive them in the same manner.

So, to be the hands and feet of Jesus is my cry. My heart's desire is to grow the Kingdom of the Lord and share His goodness with others. He is the King of my heart and I am so thankful that He has planted the desire in Evan's heart to reach others. I am hopeful that his daddy and I will be the examples before him so that he will know what is pleasing to the Lord. I pray that he will see us being the hands and feet so that that desire will continue to grow and he will better understand, as he matures, how to minister to others.

"For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many." Mark 10:45

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed in me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you came to visit me, I was in prison and you came to me, then the righteous man answered, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you? See you naked and clothe you? And when we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' The Lord replied, 'Truly I say to you, whenever you did these things for the least of my brothers and sisters, you did for me." Matthew 25:35-40.

Blessings,
Heather