Livin' the Dream

Today is a big day for Neely Peely. She accepted Christ as her Savior a little over a year ago and has been learning and growing since then. She has been begging to get baptized since then so she can let everyone know about her decision. She finished her new Christians class at our church in May and today is the day! I thought I’d let her share in her own words what this all means to her:

What did it mean when you asked Jesus into your heart? “That I will be a Christian and have eternal life”.

What does that mean? “That I will live in Heaven one day with Jesus and God”

Why did you ask Jesus into your heart? “Because I learned that you don’t have to wear a crown on your head or a fancy pink dress. It just matters what Jesus thinks about me and that makes me a princess of God. I know I sin and I need Him.”

What did Jesus do you for? “He died on the cross to save me from my sins. I didnt deserve for Him to die for me. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life”.

What do you do now that you are a Christian? “It makes me have a better life. If people don’t have anything or know God and if they went to my school, I’d ask them to sit down on the side with me and I’d talk to them about God. I read the Bible and pray and try to get to know Him better and do what’s right”.

What are you doing today? “I’m getting baptized and I’m very excited. Daddy’s gonna dip me in the water and in 5 seconds he will raise me up. It shows that Jesus died and was buried, and He rose again”.

Does getting baptized save you? “No, asking Jesus into your heart saves you. I can’t just ask God to please come into my heart. He won’t do that just for fun. You have to really ask Him, tell him I know I’ve done wrong, and please come into my heart and change me”.

Why do we get baptized? “To tell the church that I was dead in sin, but I now have eternal life”.

I am so happy for Neely and proud of her decision to trust the Lord. We’ve prayed for this since before she was born. Mom and Dad are here and Tootise Roll is coming this morning to support her and share in our joy.