The Billionaire's Yacht by Nikki Larson

Author:Nikki Larson
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Thea opened up her Sunday school folder and sorted through the printed pages of kid-friendly stories she had come up with. Making the Bible come to life, and communicating the stories in a way that could engage and excite young children was one of her greatest passions. In the past, she’d even created little homemade felt figures to go with each story. Her favorites were a silly-looking Jonah and a really cute smiling whale with a very wide mouth, along with some buildings to represent the city of Nineveh.

She was nineteen when she first decided to seek after God with all her heart. No, actually, it wasn’t quite that way. Her methods weren’t quite that direct. What she had officially decided, once she had moved out of her parents’ house and in with her sister, Raven, was to investigate what was true and what wasn’t. She’d decided to start with Christianity, to read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. That was the plan. But once she’d started reading, something grabbed her. It was as if truth flooded her soul and she was drawn in, held fast by the cords of love. The only problem was, the words made little to no sense. That’s what happens when you don’t have the Holy Spirit, she had since found out.

It was a good thing, Thea knew, that she’d ignored her fears and had ventured into Rock Church that day, years ago one summer. She’d walked in with a mixture of excitement and anticipation as well as a good dose of uncertainty. Was this really what she’d been looking for? Would it meet her expectations?

But she shouldn’t have had any reservations. Not one. Because attending Rock Church on that Sunday was the best decision she had ever made in her life. Well, second best. The best decision was accepting Christ during the pastor’s sermon. She never knew before what it took to get into heaven. Never knew that, though she was imperfect, she could have perfect confidence that her repentance would guarantee her entrance into heaven, that her faith in Christ and what he did on the cross so many years ago was all it took to be saved. It was a beautiful thing, and it brought tears to her eyes today just thinking about it.

She wanted that for these children in her care. She wanted it desperately. So much so that she was willing to anger both Grunt and Lucas to achieve it. So much that she was willing to lose her job over it. Though just thinking of that possibility made her heart fill with trepidation and sadness.

It did cross her mind that maybe she should ask Lucas what he thought of her teaching his children Bible stories. But it seemed easier, somehow, just to do it and see what happened. That way, she could get a few truths into these children’s hearts before Lucas let her go, if that was his intention. If she asked for permission, she may not have time to tell them anything about Jesus.

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