Satan Be Gone

I LOVE that Sawyer has been telling us why he believes he isn't having bad dreams anymore.

See, awhile back I taught him how to rebuke demons. Why? Because Sawyer is annointed and that makes him a BIG target for spiritual warfare. So, I taught him what spiritual warfare is and how do defend himself against it. One of the tools I gave was audibly rebuking the demons that would prey on his mind.

Now, he says "In the name of God, get out of my head, Satan." Then he prays to God to give him good dreams and keep the bad dreams away.

He says that ever since he started doing that he hasn't had bad dreams. Strange dreams, a few, but not bad dreams.

Tonight Jake challenged him. Jake said "What happens when you do end up having bad dreams again." Sawyer had a hard time answering because he truly believes if he keeps doing this he won't have any.

I love his faith!! If/when he has another bad dream, that will be a great teaching moment and discussion time.

My Silly Sawyer

This kid cracks me up.

I love how he takes photos and texts me.

I love that he is mindful of nutrition and desires to do well in this area.

I am blessed to me his mama.

Morning Chat with Sawyer

Sawyer brought up a former classmate of his who has a serious disrespect for females. He said "I hate it when boys use the excuse 'God made Adam first' to say boys are more important than girls."

I agreed. We went on and discussed how God didn't say Adam was "good" until AFTER Eve was created because man was not complete without woman. A beautiful topic to discuss with my SON.

Sawyer has said before "I mean, I don't know why boys think guys are more important than girls... without girls, the guys wouldn't be here."

I love this kid so much. Always thinking. Always laying this world over Scripture and seeing discrepencies. It's beautiful.

Biggest Heart Ever

Sawyer told Dempsey, "I am going to go pray for you."
Dempsey: What?
Sawyer: I'm going to tell God some things about you.
Dempsey: Oh, okay.

I asked Sawyer afterward, "What were you praying about?"

He told me the following:
I had a dream that Dempsey was lost and dying. Then, when I woke up, I saw Dempsey was fine. I told God, "Thank you for the sign of the dream that I was pretty sure meant I should enjoy the time I spend with Dempsey."

What?! His capacity as a human being surpasses that of 99% of his peers and perhaps 90% of adults. He genuinely loves and cares for everyone. He is such a blessing to be around and a treasure to parent.

Beetle Joke

Q: What do you call a 13 year old fruit beetle that was good at sports and just died?

A: PRO-tein (teen)

*other animals would benefit health wise from eating said dead beetle. 😉