Memorial Box Monday - God said, "No"

This is a bit unusual compared to many of the Memorial Box stories I've read, but it is the most powerful story in my life of "God".





When my oldest, JA, was 6, I was tucking him into bed one night and he said, "I want to ask Jesus in my heart." So, I led him in a simple prayer of acknowledging his disobedience to God, asking God to come into his heart, and committing to trying to follow God's commands. When he was done praying, I asked him what God said. My son replied, "He said, 'No.'"





I thought "WHAT!?!?!?!?!? How could God possibly have said NO!!!!"





JA then said, "God said, 'I'm already there.'" At that point, I was greatly relieved and told my son a story that I hadn't told him before.





You see, on Easter Sunday when JA was only 3 yrs old, he came up to us on our porch and said, "I want to ask Jesus in my heart." I was taken completely off guard as I never expected a child as young as 3 to understand/grasp/ask this question. After a quick prayer to God for help, I slowly led him through a simple prayer asking God into his heart.





So, God was already in his heart - and told him so! So in our Memorial Box is a heart.