Their Hearts

God is so faithful to answer prayers. Lee and I pray for the boys....that God would shape their hearts and help to grow them into bold, passionate, caring men. 

It is so incredible to see how God is doing just that! 

I think I get the best glimpse into their hearts when I listen to them pray. 

Do you remember being six years old? I do. I remember praying too. I remember praying hard for a puppy or a brother or something else that I wanted at the time. If God would please answer with a 'yes' I would promise to do this that or the other thing in exchange. 

My six year olds' prayers are very different from mine. 

Anthony always, without fail, always prays for OTHERS. I'm usually shocked by who he brings up: someone that was sick weeks ago...children without families...or a friend who was hurt. He prays for himself too, but he prays that God will help him to love others and be helpful at school. 

David typically starts his prayers saying how thankful he is for his family and then usually prays a prayer of thanks that God sent Jesus to die for his sins (my perfectionist still struggles with why he can't be perfect). Then he will often pray a prayer that applies the Bible story we read that night. For example, last night we read about Jonah and David prayed and asked for help to not run away like Jonah did when God asks him to do something.  

God has blessed me beyond anything I could have ever asked for as a mom...there is truly nothing better than to experience God working in all of our hearts and I pray that we will be available for God to use us as a family to serve others.