Repentance

I have been meaning to post this story for awhile now. Several weeks ago, Bubba did something Little didn't like and she responded poorly. Part of the response included screaming IN Bubba's face, which in our house is a sensory slap. Bubba fell completely apart and bumped Little which led to more screaming. Yah-da Yah-da You get my drift.

Everyone was sent to separate corners beds and I went to have chats with Little. She was sitting on her bed with her feet straight out in front of her. She looked so very small. I knelt down on the floor and had her look right in my eyes.

"Little, why are you sitting on your bed?"

"I yelled at Bubba, mom."

"Anything else?"
She told me but I can't remember, for the life of me, what the sin was!

I asked Little what she needed to say to Bubba and she replied, "I need to say, 'I'm sorry, Bubba.'"

"That's right, Little. You sinned against Bubba and you need to ask forgiveness. Who else did you sin against, Little?"

Little looked at me, looked at her hands, and then looked back at me to say, "I sinned against God."

"Well, just like you can tell Bubba you are sorry, you can tell God how sorry you are too. Do you want to tell Him?"

Little clasped her hands together, bowed her head and said, "Dear Jesus. I am sorry I sinned to you. [at this point she started crying - hard - but managed to add. . . ] Please forgive me."

Isn't that beautiful???

She looked up and I got to tell her, through my own tears, that Jesus tells us in His word that "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and will forgive our sins." He loves her. Her sin against Bubba was paid for on the cross.

Little's eyes lit up. Seriously. She giggled. I felt like I had really witnessed a big deal.

What did she say next??
"I'll go tell Bubba I'm sorry. Then I'll have snack."

And there you go. . .