I have not blogged in a long while, and Amy's story prompted me to post. Normally, I would be singing the same kind of song. We all get so bogged down in things and, just like Amy said, we wonder how we would manage without someone having His hand on it all. Here is my WHAT A WEEK! story:
Wednesday night we got home from church. Marty had been home with Brady and Trey and I had been to choir. It was late, and Marty had gone in to say prayers with Trey. Marty called me in there and said that Trey wanted to talk to us about something. He began to talk about Heaven. He said he had been thinking about that baby (Burgess) that died and went to Heaven. He got teary and said that he wanted Jesus in his heart so he could spend eternity in Heaven with Him. I talked to him about how Christianity was not about the destination but about the journey and how many people we touch as we travel through it. He proudly exclaimed that he wanted to stand up and be different. He wanted to tell other people about Jesus and how He died for our sins even when we did not deserve it. We all knelt beside his bed and each of us prayed. He just cried as he prayed for Jesus to be his Lord and Savior and forgive him for his sins. After our prayers, he looked up and said, "There sure are lots of tear stains on my bed!" Oh to be seven again! So there you go... Thank you Jesus... WHAT A WEEK! Trey will be baptized at the 10:45 worship on February 3rd.
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WOOO HOOO! CONGRATULATIONS! We all have a NEW brother in Christ now! So proud of you Trey! And by the way, I sure do have a whole lot of tear stains right here at my desk-this wonderful news got the flood gates opened, but that is a good thing! I am so happy and proud for you guys!
Congratulations, Marty, Brandi and Trey! I can't wait for my little ones to come to that decision! I am so happy and so proud for you!
Brandi, Please tell Trey that news is soooo exciting! That is exactly what Rick Burgess would want to happen in the loss of his precious baby boy. I have been touched by the fact Rick could stand up and praise God after he just lost his baby boy. I remember being 13 and losing my baby brother and being angry with God for over a year! I didn't understand why God didn't answer my prayer to make Stephen better. I was tired of everyone quoting Romans 8:28 to me because I didn't see how anything good could come from death. Years later, I came to realize God DOES ALWAYS answer our prayers--just not the way we ask everytime. I guess that is because He sees the big picture and we can't see past tomorrow. I have been able to share this with many others who have lost someone they loved. I know that Trey's heart was touched because of what happened to little Bronner. Please tell him angels are rejoicing right now because of a new believer in Jesus! How wonderful for you, Brandi and Marty, to have the opportunity to lead your own son to Christ! I hope we all can have that privilege. I've thought hard this week since Bronner's death how much I take for granted....like my kids and my husband. It's so easy to get bogged down with all the events of the day that we forget to hug our kids or kiss our husbands good-bye....or we get aggravated when our toddler asks us for a snack when we are "busy!" God is great and is worthy of our praise!
Praise God!! We join the angels in rejoicing!!
Wow, What a blessing! Congrats Trey, Brandi & Marty.
Trey, Welcome my brother into the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Angels rejoice because of you!!! I have saved your news to share with Rick next week! He will be so glad, you have stepped up and decided to be different, and make your time on earth richer, because you are finding your "place in this world"!!!
Thanks so much for the comments. This is a whole new way to make a "public profession of faith", huh!?! This is the high tech way to walk down the aisle. Trey has been calling family and friends. Even when he prays now, it's different. I am so thankful we are a part of a church that will foster his Christian growth.
Marty, Brandi and Trey,
Blessings, on Treys personal decision to be a believer and follower of Christ. Trey is blessed to have such wonderful parents who teach him about the Gospel!!!!! Im sure that the Burgess family would be blessed by his story. I tell you what I have never meet Rick Burgess but his strong faith and walk with the Lord has been such a huge impact on my life and made me realize that all pitty little things in life are nothing.
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