{"id":9015,"date":"2014-11-20T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=9015"},"modified":"2014-11-20T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T14:00:21","slug":"taking-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2014\/11\/taking-plunge.html","title":{"rendered":"He starts in the home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t often talk about religion or faith.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it is rare when I do. But when I feel something, something that just catches me off-guard and sends that strange \u00a0shock-wave of tingles through my body, it means something.<\/p>\n<p>Something that maybe some of you have felt before, too.<\/p>\n<p>Every month our church holds a baptism for those who wish to give their lives to Christ. And this past Sunday was one of those services.<\/p>\n<p>The lights were dim, the band engulfed the room and each one was broadcast on the big screen to be seen by all.<\/p>\n<p>And on this particular Sunday, I was overcome.<\/p>\n<p>I was overcome with such an intense emotion that I could not stop.<\/p>\n<p>As the young and old sat in the water, giving their lives to the Lord, I was flooded with tears.<\/p>\n<p>And I couldn&#8217;t wipe them away fast enough.<\/p>\n<p>Here these people were, in front of hundreds of others, proclaiming their promise. One of the most important promises of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>And then I saw a little girl.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe eight years old. Sitting in the water and clutching her mother&#8217;s hand. And the mother was crying. Bawling. As were the other loved ones surrounding the girl as she was being prayed over.<\/p>\n<p>This is when I lost it.<\/p>\n<p>Because I want this.<\/p>\n<p>I want my children to walk with the Lord and grow up knowing Him. I want <em>them<\/em> to choose God.<\/p>\n<p>I want them to trust in Him and pray to Him and look for guidance in Him.<\/p>\n<p>And I want to be right by their sides.<\/p>\n<p>Holding their hands as they take this journey.<\/p>\n<p>And for me to do this, I think I first need to take the plunge.<\/p>\n<p>I need to give MY life to Him and to open my arms to His grace.<\/p>\n<p>And my inner-being tells me that my own baptism would begin this journey.<\/p>\n<p>So I have been thinking about it. A lot. Wondering if&#8230; hoping that I can go through with it. That I can get up there in front of so many strangers, wonderful strangers at that, and accept Him.<\/p>\n<p>But in all honesty, I am scared.<\/p>\n<p>I am scared that if I go through with it that I will let someone down. Him? My family? I&#8217;m not sure.<\/p>\n<p>What if I don&#8217;t pray enough? What if I don&#8217;t read the bible enough? 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Hoping I&#8217;m not a let down.<\/p>\n<p>With all of that said, I know what I want for the future of our children.<\/p>\n<p>And this starts in the home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livingwithlady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/image1-11-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livingwithlady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-111-1.jpg?fit=640%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image1 (11)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livingwithlady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-111-1.jpg?fit=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livingwithlady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-111-1.jpg?fit=640%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-9053 aligncenter\" alt=\"image1 (11)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livingwithlady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-111.jpg?resize=384%2C377\" width=\"384\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t often talk about religion or faith. 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