Our four year old, Banshee, struggles with nightmares and feeling spooked as she drifts off to sleep.
Many times she will come out of her room, after I just tucked her in, and claim she had a nighmare.
But really, it was her mind messing with her during that twilight phase before she completely goes to sleep.
The shadows look like monsters.
The bunched up sheets feel like something is poking her.
The outside noises feel close and uncomfortable.
The last few nights have been this way.
But, last night, as I’m holding Banshee, ready to tuck her in, she says, “God fights in my dreams.”
“What do you mean?”
“Because God is in my heart, God fights the monsters in my dreams because He loves me.”
“That’s right! God loves you so much that He even protects you while you dream.”
“Yeah,” she then makes a heart with her hands and continues, “and, I love God.”
“I love that. And, God loves you so big. He loves you so much that He sent His Son for you so you can be with God forever.”
Y’all, Gospel conversation doesn’t have to be over a table, with a Bible open and ready to answer all the difficult questions.
It doesn’t have to be all the right words from the Romans Road.
Sometimes it’s reminding your four year old that not only do you love them, but they are loved even bigger and deeper by God.
So much so, that He fights the monsters in their nightmares.
Now, that’s a big God.
A God that loves this little girl so much, He reminds her of His presence even while she dreams.
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