Special Day

This is a special day every year in the Morrison family. February 28, 2004 Joshua asked Jesus into his life. We enjoy celebrating but have not had the privilege do to the previous post about Matthew. We told him we would make it up to him tomorrow. He is leaning towards eating dinner at Beavers Kitchen. He love's their oreo pie & thinks it's pretty special.

I think back to that special day 4 years ago. We were in Ft. Worth and had taught Children's church that day and Joshua was the youngest one in the class. That day's lesson was on Salvation and Alex was teaching that lesson and I was the hand's behind the puppets :) YaY me!

Well when Alex finished the lesson. He asked the kid's what they thought about what they had just learned. Those of you who know Joshua: Let's remember: Wiggling, being silly, looking all around the place, ACTIVE and ENERGETIC were word's to describe him. Joshua raised his hand (since he was our own we kind of looked past him: b/c I was thinking he is probably going to tell me he had to go to the bathroom or get a drink or something like that. Who knew what it would be. Finally his sweet Dad was brave and said Yes Joshua did you have something to say. He said Yes , Dad you know what you were talking about: You know having Jesus in your life as your boss and Lord. Well Dad I want to do that. I want to make him my Boss tonight. WOW we were shocked. It get's better. Alex gave me the look and told me to take him in one of the nearby class rooms to talk about it. While he continued Children's Church. All the years experience I had doing this I felt were wiped away. I was stumbling over the scriptures and not remembering the right questions to ask. I was a mess. So I fumbled through the talk and said that we would sit down with Dad later on that night.

Sorry I know this is getting long. But I think it's a good story.

Well on the way home Alex and I talked briefly in code and we both agreed that we would wait and let Joshua bring it up. (silly parent's aren't we. I guess with our own we were scared with his age 4 almost 5 that he was not ready.) God was probably wanting to give us a big ol thump, let me tell you he did! As we pull up in the driveway I go to open my door. Sweet little Joshua said Mommy I thought we were going to talk to Daddy about Jesus being my boss and Lord tonight. I said we will honey. He then said: Are you not going to let me have Jesus in my heart tonight. So out in our driveway a few minutes later my sweet boy invited Jesus into his life saying his own prayer. Alex told him that he would need to say a prayer and next thing we know he is talking to God on his own in his own words with tears falling down his face.

Urgency friends....

That was a heart after God with Urgency.

WoW I still get a lump in my throat when I think about that special day. I'm excited to see what God is going to do in Joshua's life. He has passion for God and is sad for people he knows who do not have God as their boss and Lord. Matthew has been asking alot of questions about God and Jesus and Joshua told him that it's time for him to get saved. We told Joshua slow down with your brother. (I don't know, maybe I should stay out of the way when it comes to Joshua and spiritual matters.)