A Stormy Night and God

    Thursday night we had storms come through Arkansas. They were very intense creating straight line winds and tornados. Ultimately, in Arkansas, 3 children and 4 adults perished. In two of the cases the children perished with a parent.  The parent had gone to comfort them through the storm and a tree fell on their house. I wonder if those people knew Jesus and where prepared to be called home.

    I mention this above because on April 10, 2011 my husband and I dedicated our children. We are Assembly of God and attend the most wonderful church. As a member of the Assemblies of God we do not baptize our children, we dedicate them. Dedicating a child acknowledges God's sovereignty not only over the child, but also Mom and Dad. Parents present their child before God and His people asking for grace and wisdom in carrying out their responsibilities. Parents also come praying that their child might one day trust Jesus Christ as Savior for the forgiveness of sin.

    Big B is 5 1/2 and I often wonder if he understands what church is all about. Why we are there and what it means to worship God. After the storms had passed, we all laid in our bed and he told us that God never sleeps, he was causing the storms, and because he never sleeps he is always protecting us. He then asked daddy to pray for us. Daddy prayed, thanking God that he had protected us and kept us safe during the storm. I was taken aback at first that of all going on in the moment, that was what he was thinking, and then I was extremely proud. He is so little, yet he is so aware and I love the way he absorbs, and process the things he learns.

    I have an amazing life, an amazing family, and an amazing church family. They are helping my husband and I teach our children about God, and without all of them, it would be difficult to insure that the promise we made to God on April 10th can be fulfilled.