Zane asked Jesus in his heart!

December 19th, 2010
 around 10:20pm

I went & layed down with Zane as Reggie & I both take turns doing from time to time.  As I was laying there, Zane said 'what do you want to talk about' (that's his new thing to ask;) & as I normally do, I said 'what do you want to talk about?'. His reply 'Dinosaurs'. Okay!  Little did I know where this was going. It was late, well past his bedtime but I was not so tired & a willing participant in the conversation.  In his usually silly way, Zane was pretending to be frightened, putting his hand to his ear & saying 'wait, do you hear that...there's a dinosaur out there' & I explained 'there's no dinosaur out there...Dinosaurs all died .. And then started the questions....why ...we talked about the flood & oxygen in the earth & why there was a flood, people not obeying God & His Word & there are people today that are bad ...each statement followed by a 'why'?  Which led us right up to the reason ...b/c people don't have Jesus in their hearts & they do things they shouldn't do & that's why it's important we ask Jesus in our heart!  And spontaneously Zane closed his eyes in the cute way he does when he's pretending to be asleep - little brow crinkled & said 'Jesus will you come into our heart?'. And this momma was in shock, amazed & in awe - mind & heart now racing (I did not expect that, shoot I wasn't even thinking about him doing that...oh my goodness...he gets it... Thank you Jesus, just as your word says, to come to you like children...even a child can understand!  Zane, Zane you just asked Jesus in your heart!  That's amazing, I'm so proud of you! Putting my hand on his heart, can you feel Jesus in your heart? Yep! Hey, Let's tell Daddy.  We called Daddy up to the bedroom & Zane tells Daddy 'I tell Jesus to come in my heart' - Daddy, can you ask Jesus in your heart?' (which of course I thought was cute & funny!)  Daddy in his most sweet father to son voice 'I did already, a long time ago!  I asked Jesus in my heart too!  That's good buddy! As Zane then recounts part of our conversation about dinosaurs & people not having Jesus in their heart!  Then we called Mimi & Pops & they talked to Zane about them asking Jesus in their heart a long time ago & how proud of him they were (very sweet conversation). We then tried to call Papa & Nini but it was late & we didn't get them (we decided to wait & tell them in person on Christmas eve...since it was so close).  A little later Zane asked me about the people who did not have Jesus in their heart & he was very concerned about them & I told him - we need to pray they will ask Jesus in their hearts too & he prayed & asked Jesus to come in their hearts!  And isn't that Gods heart, it's natural once you realize & ask Jesus in your heart to want others to know & do the same - even an almost 3 year old understands that - Beautiful, simply beautiful!  

The next morning as Reggie & I were talking about it, Reggie said he has been talking to Zane about the true meaning of Christmas lately when they lay down together at night.  And about Jesus being in our hearts!  So thankful Daddy had been planting those seeds in Zane's heart already!  And that Zane has a father that has Jesus in his heart & is willing to talk to him about Jesus!  

We are blessed by the Lord!  So grateful!