Baptism, Pizza, and Answered Prayers

On Sunday, angels in heaven celebrated.  Another child of God was written into His Book of Life.  My third child celebrated her commitment to Christ in baptism.  Her father had the amazing privilege of walking her through her public announcement of faith and bringing her up from the water.  Symbolically clean and new.  God provided us, her parents, with the precious gift of walking alongside her and participating in her baptism.

Witnessing her baptism were parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and neighbors.  Some of those people are Christians and some of them have lost their way in the straight path and have become weak in their tread (Hebrews 12).  And some of those witnesses, don't even know the path exists.  Unbeknowst to me, the Lord had a plan for each of those baptismal guests.  He had a specific message for each and every one of them and boy, were they listening.

Over our celebratory pizza lunch, Mario and I were amazed to listen to how God spoke to each of them.  Our Lord is an expert wooer and His efforts seemed to be successful.  Our Catholic neighbors, who admittedly "don't have a God-thing", left Frisco Bible with pressing questions on their hearts and minds.  Our CEO attending parents were also touched in a way that is spurring them to ask questions and rethink their church-going frequency (by the way, that's "Christmas-Easter-Other important holidays").  And lastly, my high-school bestie with whom I have been praying for, meeting with, and discipling for two years, has asked to come to church with us next Sunday.  She wants to dive right in and get involved.  She is excited about checking out the single moms' life group, Awana, women's ministry stuff, and being part of a community that is running the race for Him, with Him, and in His strength.

Hallelujah!  I almost choked on my no-sauce-Alfredo-thin-crust-pizza.  The Lord was busy that Sunday morning and I wasn't even aware.  He used an event like my girl's baptism to reach at least 6 other people in my immediate circle.  What an amazing, involved, detailed, active, sovereign, and powerful God He is!

I hope that your day is as joyful as mine.

Niki