Our church has only two weeks left in our season of praying and fasting for our neighbors. Next week, we'll mail an invitation to 5,000 people inviting them to come and worship with us (see www.glenwoodchurch.com for all the details). It's been a good season of introspection and prayer.
As a family, we have committed to different kinds of fasts. Alex has been fasting from chocolate while mom and dad have given up sweets. Katy goes back and forth from fasting from chocolate strawberries (which she doesn't like:-) & chocolate nutri-grains (which don't exist:-). Today at lunch the kids meal came with a little sundae. When asked what kind of flavor Alex wanted, chocolate or strawberry, he immediately told our waitress, "Strawberry--because I'm fasting from chocolate." He said it matter of factly, just remembering his commitment to God. The waitress didn't quite know how to respond to that, but it surprised her.
Afterwards, we commended Alex for the way he has followed through on his commitment to God. His commitment really inspires us! What a blessing it is to see the way God uses our children to remind us to stay faithful to the commitments we've made before God. bw
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment