CHILDLIKE

Every time my son cries because he got hurt, or his dad or brothers took something away from him he would come running to me for comfort. Then I will embrace him and ask him what happen and try to explain things to him, he is only 1 year and 8 mos old, and I knew he cant fully comprehend what am I saying but somehow he would stop crying and continue on whatever he is doing. While I was comforting him this afternoon, it made me thinks about grown up like us, whom or where do we run to when problems or bad circumstances struck us. Some ran and ask help from friends, relatives or love ones, which sometimes they maybe helping and sometimes may not, or worst even makes the problem more complicated cause mostly people tend to listen just the other side of the story. Then when things gone so bad and we couldn't think of someone or somewhere to go, we remember to pray. Most of the time we ran to God as our last resort. I realize that maybe God want us to be like child that when things go wrong He wants us to run to Him before anyone else. After all He's Love is always sufficient. Thank you Lord for making me think about this, reminding me of your unfailing Love. Bless my family always Lord.
Ethan does not really talk yet, He just bubbles words a lot and I just answer him back as if I understand what he is saying. He's doctor sent me an appointment letter for his speech check up in three months, His doctor said if he don't say at least 3-5 right words we'll gonna see a speech therapist. So I am hoping and praying that he would speak soon. Well he speaks a lot it's just that we don't understand. Actually he loves giving a long speech (LOL).

Baby Dedication

I had been planning for my kids dedication this past days. My son is already 20 months old and my daughter is 7 months old so I think it's the best time and I don't want to wait anymore longer since they are getting old.

I've been also looking online what is the difference of baby baptism and dedication. And here what I had found and maybe this would help some parents about this very special act we could give our child and which one we should choose whether BAPTISM OR DEDICATION.

Baby dedication is primarily a public declaration of responsibility by the baby’s parents, involving desire and gratitude. They are showing gratitude to God for the gift of a child and for all hopes and possibilities this gift embodies. They are expressing their desire for the well being of the child in the years to come that he or she will prosper physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. They are also taking responsibility to work to make these things happen. The act of dedication is no magic ceremony, which insures the happiness of the participants. It is instead, more like the signing of a contract. The parents declare before God, and His people, that they will do all within their power to be the best parents possible for that child. In return, they ask God for strength and wisdom to carry out the task.

In this regard, “baby dedication” is almost a misnomer. The real dedication is of the parents to whom God has entrusted the child. If they are sincere and faithful in carrying out their responsibility, the child will prosper (Proverbs 22:6). If they are not sincere, no matter how beautiful the prayer, how solemn the affirmations or how moving the moment, the child will in no way benefit from this act of dedication. The child is not saved as a result of this ceremony. He or she must decide later whether or not to walk with the Lord. The ceremony is of benefit for the child only to the degree that the parent fulfills their promises and demonstrates the love and grace of God in their actions and words at home as the child grows.

Because many are unfamiliar with this way of understanding baby dedication, it may be helpful to set out clearly the differences between this kind of dedicatory act and rite of infant baptism as practiced by many churches. Infant baptism is intended to secure the salvation of the child. Churches which practice this rite believe that infants are born sinners and are worthy of God’s judgment simply because they are human, descendants of Adam. Since in this understanding of these groups an unbaptized infant will go to hell should it die, it is imperative to counteract the child’s sinfulness by the infusion of grace, which they believe occurs at baptism. In contrast, we do not baptize because as we understand from scripture, people are not condemned to hell simply because they are born, but each person chooses wrongly for himself and so encounters the judgment of God. Since infants cannot make those choices, it is mistaken to say they are sinful and it is unnecessary to try and remove their sins through some sacred rite. The real concern is to help children make the right choices as they grow, choices for God and his grace. Since this can happen most easily through the influence of godly parents, we ask the parents to dedicate themselves to a responsible, faithful lifestyle, and to dedicate children to the keeping grace of God.
http://www.harborlight.com/260418.ihtml

CREATE IN ME A PURE HEART LORD

Was not able to go to church again cause my hubby is not off from work. Nobody can watch my kids while @ church cause my in-laws drove to LA for my hubby's niece graduation. I did tried to leave my son @ the nursery,the church offers free child care during the service, but my son cried and cried. I found a church that has night service during saturday here in fremont called CROSSROAD. So we might move to that church since my husband is not always off during the weekend. The church has the same belief and foundation.
Got up @ 6 AM to give my daughter her bottle then tried to put her back to sleep which she did( lucky me) so i went back to bed too since i was up last night till 2 AM messing around with my computer. Me and my 2 kids got up around 9 AM, gave them breakfast, I watched a sermon online, then I started my laundry. I didn't turned on the tv today for my kids, well I tried not too, I just let them watched and listen to bible kids song.
The sermon was about How people judge by their appearances. The pastor mentioned about Susan Boyle of BGT. When Susan Boyle appear @ the audience and tell them about her dreams, you could see by the audience faces their dislike because of her appearance until she started singing, and people were stunned of her voice and performance. Yes sometimes we tend to judge people by the their outward appearances, I myself is guilty of this so I pray the lord to bless me and create a pure heart in me. and that I will I might live this passage in the bible Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy-keep thinking about these things.Philippians 4:8 Cause for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7. Thanks be to God.