Several months ago I wrote a post titled “Why does Jesus have to be so bossy?“.  In it I explained that my six year old daughter had been inquiring as to what it meant to have a relationship with God and that her biggest struggle came with the understanding that to obtain salvation from her sins she had to surrender to Jesus being the Lord, a.k.a. the boss of her life. 

Like each of us who have been confronted with the reality that Christ’s free gift is given to us only after a willful decision to believe and confess Jesus as Lord, Rylee really wrestled with the idea of surrendering control.  I have always been amazed at the human condition.  As a sinner, my sweet and innocent little girl did not struggle with giving up some chemical addiction or some out of bounds relationship, it was simply difficult for her to surrender control.  My wife and I didn’t push – we just prayed – and waited – trusting God to continue to do his work of drawing her to Himself. 

And I am blessed to report to all my blog friends that the other night after returning from a long evening of meetings, little Rylee met me at the bottom of the steps and gently whispered, “Daddy, I’m ready to give my life to Jesus”.  I will never forget that moment, or the moments that followed during which we went and got Mommy, then kneeling beside her bed listened as she told God that she knew she was a sinner, that she knew He loved her and died for her to pay the sin debt she could not pay, and that she was ready for Him to be her boss.

It was a good night – yet another gift from a good God.

Now Rylee really is a princess, for she is a daughter of the King!

Josh