Warrior for Life - PART 2

PART 1 can be found here.

On Friday, March 21, 2014, as I was standing outside Planned Parenthood praying, I was led to pray that the Spirit would give Caleb a passion to use his warrior spirit to fight for the lives of the unborn. I don’t know quite why but I wasn’t expecting an answer to that prayer quite as soon as it came.

The following week, I was scheduled to pray on a Tuesday instead of a Friday. This meant Caleb would be coming along with me. I figured he could just hang out in the car entertaining himself with my phone or a book or the travel DVD player.

The night before when I was tucking him into bed, it was the usual routine of going over the plans for the following day. When I told him I was going to be praying with 40 Days for Life, he asked what he would be doing. I told him he would sit in the car and could look at books (I didn’t want to immediately offer the video entertainment).

Much to my surprise, he asked if he could stand with me. With slight hesitation, I said, “sure.” The hesitation came from having watched other moms helping their children respect the property of Planned Parenthood. But I decided that would be less of a challenge if Caleb was voluntarily there than just because I had not given him a choice in the matter.

When he found out that I usually hold a sign with a Bible verse on one side, he said he wanted to hold a sign and he knew what verse he wanted on it:

Be strong and courageous…

for the Lord your God will be with you.

–Joshua 1:9

It’s one of his memory verses from Awana. I couldn’t have picked a more fitting one. So the next morning, we made our sign. We also added these words:

“I AM ALIVE

BECAUSE MY BIRTH MOTHER

CHOSE LIFE.”

It was chilly, windy and drizzly but he was not deterred. Whenever anyone drove in or out of the parking lot, he held his sign out a little more defiantly. He was quickly discouraged that it didn’t keep anyone away. But I assured him that he has no idea how Jesus will use this in their life, even years from now. He stayed out there with us for a half an hour! Oh, and did I mention he wears flip flops year round?

Lest you think this kid is brain washed, let me assure you: he will not take my word for anything. Now, if Papa’s TV says it, on the other hand… ;) Seriously, though, I have to have a source list a page long for any point I am trying to make. Most seven year olds I have been around (and I have spent my share of time around kids), are by and large still pretty trusting of their parents. Caleb is an independent thinker and has been for years.

Whatever his convictions are and ultimately will be, are and will be his own.

That said, his Mama will continue to pray that that warrior spirit always fights to preserve life!