salvation

On Monday the boys and I were running errands after school and for some reason Connor was talking about last Friday, the day his friend spent the night. He said, "Mommy, when we were playing outside, Cameron asked Coby if he believed in Jesus. Coby said no!" He then told me how he and Cameron tried to explain to Coby how awesome Jesus is and tried repeatedly to get Coby to come around. They were really concerned about Coby and saddened that he wasn't listening to them.

This is the first negative talk I've ever heard from Coby about Jesus. I couldn't believe my ears when Connor was telling me about their conversation. To say it broke my heart is an understatement. We read Coby's Bible with him, pray with him and I've never heard anything but loving words from his mouth about Jesus. I was so surprised to hear that there was such a negative reaction from Coby. I felt like we had failed him.

I started talking to Coby about how much Jesus loves him and explained how He died on the cross for our sins so that we can everlasting life. We have talked about this many time before, but I don't think it really clicked until that moment. Connor was also trying to gently explain to Coby how awesome Jesus is and he was so desperate for Coby to love and acknowledge Him. Then, while still in the car running our errands, Coby wanted to pray and he asked forgiveness for his sins and asked Jesus into his heart. So awesome! I remember praying that prayer with Connor in the living room of our previous house. He was six as well.

Yesterday morning (while in the car yet again) Coby and I were talking about Jesus and he wanted to know what God looks like. I decided it would be a good time to try to explain the trinity to him, which to be honest, I think is one of the hardest things to understand even as an adult. Cale interupted with, "I don't like Jesus." Of course this bothered me, but didn't upset me in the same way it did when I heard that Coby had said it, as I know that Cale was trying to get attention (though obviously in a very wrong manner!). Cale always wants to go to church and learn about Jesus. In fact, he is really upset that he is not old enough to go to our children's Wednesday night program at church. He always says, "but I want to got to church with Connor and learn about Jesus too!" SO, when Cale said that he didn't like Jesus, Coby said, "Cale, we need to pray about this!" Coby then lead Cale in prayer just as I did with Coby yesterday. What a full circle moment that was. A beautiful moment.

On a funny note...Connor asked me if when we get to heaven we can eat all of the chocolate we want without getting any plaque on our teeth. I sure do hope so!