Our church has a wonderful program called AWANA. It is a wonderful program which teaches the gospel, children ages 2-6th grade work through workbooks learning and quoting scripture. I am lucky enough to have the awesome job of listening to these children quote scripture to me. It is a wonderful blessing and more often than not the scripture being quoted to me speaks to me in some way.
Nolan is considered a "Cubbie" at AWANA. He is in his second year and will be moving up to Sparks next semester. We usually work with him on his sections at home and usually a few hours before church so the verse will be fresh on his mind. Last nights verse was "I am going to prepare a place for you." John 14:2. Nolan also wanted to complete his apple tree which is an extra section parents can do with the child. Tony was helping Nolan and mommy was sitting in the living room listening carefully to their conversation. Tony began by asking Nolan: "Nolan, do you think there will be bee stings in heaven"? Nolan answered "No, no bee stings....but I will have lots of friends there!". He stopped for a moment and then said "I bet Pookie will be there!" (Pookie was my family's dog who passed a few years ago). Then he jumped from the thought of Pookie to "Ooh! I bet there's a really good eating place there!!" I grabbed my journal really quick to jot a few of the things down Nolan was saying. It's always entertaining to hear their thoughts of heaven.
Heaven is always on my mind, after all it is where my HOME is. One day I will rest at the feet of my Savior and praise his Holy name for eternity! These ideas of heaven are things I have grown into, I remember being a young girl with crazy ideas of heaven. As I grow I do find that I long for the day when I meet my Savior. I was lucky enough to grow up in a christian family, one who taught me the gospel from a very early age. When I think of heaven I think of all the people I will see, those who I haven't seen in a very long time...those whom I've never met. I am very happy in the fact that I will spend eternity in heaven with most of my family, my husband, my oldest son Collin and many friends. On the opposite side of the happy thoughts about heaven my hearts feels a little heavy when I think of those who never come to know the Lord. I am praying daily for Nolan and Isaac, I pray that they will come to know the Lord at an early age. Nolan is very close I'm sure, he asks questions constantly but I want to wait until I know he understands. I pray that God will use me a light to others and that I will have the opportunity to share my faith with them and possibly lead them to Jesus.
Two verses that were read to Nolan for his apple tree were: Revelation 21:4 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things have passed away." Nolan's response to this was "No more mornings??" We explained that it meant being sad.
The second verse was: Revelation 22:5 "There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp, or the light of the sun, for the Lord will give them light. And they will rein forever and ever."
From these verses the three things about Heaven that Nolan chose to remember where : There will be no saddness, no pain, and no night. What a great promise we have just from those three little points remembered by a 5 year old. We have a promise of even much more than that! Praise God!
This song has played over and over in my head after lastnights "Heaven Talk"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vX3HHtytDo
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