And yes, I'm
going to answer the burning question I've been asked multiple times this
weekend.
Your kids
go trick or treating?
My kids
do go trick or
treating. After some
prayer and consideration we decided that it would be effectively
slamming the door on any evangelistic attempts with our neighbors to
turn off our lights and pretend we aren't home. We pass out candy bags
and tracks (cute ones)...and we get to know our neighbors.
We've
even had some great conversations. Some were shocked we let the kids
go, too...they said, "Aren't you
religious?"
That was a great opportunity to say that we
aren't religious...we have a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ...and
"please, let me
tell you what that means."
We've built
friendships...and they come to us with their prayer requests...cuz they
know we pray...and that we
believe
in prayer. How neat is that? It makes me soooo happy that I open my
mouth and ask how they are...and take the time to listen to their
problems...and tell them about the power of prayer in my life because of
my ALL POWERFUL GOD.
I
do have opportunities to
express my concerns with
Halloween (evil, Satan, scary, etc.) but I have countless more
opportunities to share about Jesus Christ. Remember, it's like I
said
last week...
When talking with sinners the issue is not
their present sin but their need of a Savior!
~Reposted
from 2009
2 comments:
Wonderful! We passed out candy and tracts for years but I didn't let my kids go trick-or-treating. I might do things differently now -- I think it can be handled as the innocent fun we grew up with without allowing for or condoning its origins or the way some people celebrate it. In fact, if all the innocent ways of celebrating go by the wayside, the evil element will take over.
Cardinals fan eh? Didn't you just love game 6?? :) anyway how old are your kids?
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