“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10 NIV
Each afternoon I lay next to my youngest son until he falls asleep for his nap. It is a sweet and precious time and one that I am cherishing more with my last baby. He just turned four in November and he is not so much a baby anymore. He is rapidly growing into a confident little man.
One afternoon recently as we cuddled, we had a very serious four year old initiated conversation.
We talked about how God made people, Adam and Eve and the “bad apple” and how they were kicked out of Eden. We talked about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again and we talked about Heaven.
Then he went on and this part had to be the wisest and purist thought. He looked at me with his big round serious puppy dog eyes and said,