03/25/2026
Rhett said something in the backseat yesterday that I canโt stop thinking about.
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆโฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง
Iโve always loved the sky.
Thereโs just something about it that makes you stop and look, whether itโs day or night.
Yesterday on the way home, the sun was setting and the rays were coming through the clouds. It looked like heaven just spilling out. I pointed it out to Rhett, โHey Bubba, look at that.โ
Before I could tell him what it made me think of, he said,
โSometimes when I see that, it looks like Jesus coming out of the clouds.โ
I smiled and said, โYeah buddy, I think the same thing.โ
He asked me if I thought there would be โlight raysโ then too. I told him I thought it would be the most beautiful sky and light weโve ever seen.
Then I felt that nudge.
โSay something, Carly.โ
And if Iโm being honest, for a second I didnโt want to.
I almost turned the music back up and kept singing.
We like our rides without Finley. We can JAM.
And I was enjoying that moment.
Then He nudged me again, a little harder.
So I said, โYou know He WILL come down one day.โ
Without missing a beat,
โYeah, I know. I just really hope itโs a long time from now because I want everybody to have enough time to understand and be a Christian. Even the people that have done a lot of bad stuff all the time. I want them to go to heaven too. I want everybody to go to heaven.
Thatโs why itโs important for missionaries and us to tell people about Jesus. Because some people donโt know how to be Christians and ask Jesus to live in their hearts.
I mean I will miss you when you go to Guatemala, but weโll be okay because thatโs important. But I really will miss you.
Oh, and can you make sure you change my Switch time limit before you leave?โ
I was speechless. I thanked the Lord for prompting me to say something, because left to me, I wouldโve missed the boat.
Because that wasnโt just a sweet thing a kid said.
That was the heart of the Gospel, coming from the backseat, from my wild little boy .
So, as I sat there, feeling so proud of himโฆ and at the same time, like the Lord was confirming something in my own heart.
That desire to want more time for people, Iโve felt that so many times.
And honestly, Iโve wondered before if it was wrong.
Almost every night after my kids go to sleep, I go to their rooms and
pray over them.
This isnโt a โnow I lay me downโ type situation,
I mean I lay my hands on them and PRAY.
Yes, I know that sounds a little un-Baptist of me.
And I donโt always say it the same way, but it always comes back to this,
Lord, give them a heart for the lost.
Give them a desire to share the Gospel.
Make them bold for You, Jesus!
Give them the kind of courage that doesnโt shrink back when it matters.
The kind that speaks up even when itโs uncomfortable.
Let them care more about what You think than what people think.
Give them words when they donโt know what to say, and the willingness to say it anyway.
Make them the ones who donโt stay quiet when someone needs to hear about You.
And sitting there, listening to Rhett,
it felt like the Lord was letting me hear a glimpse of that prayer being answered.
And if Iโm being honest,
Iโve been told before that Iโm โtoo boldโ when it comes to serving my Jesus.
And it was NOT a compliment.
It was the kind of statement that
made me take a step back, question myself,
and for a little while, hesitate.
There were moments I stayed quiet when I shouldโve spoken.
Times I didnโt pray with someone who was hurting, even though I felt that nudge.
Opportunities to share the Gospel that I let pass by.
But I didnโt stay quiet for long.
And hear me on this friends,
donโt let people tell you how to serve your Jesus.
Donโt let their fear and insecurities quiet your obedience.
If God is telling you to speak, donโt stay silent.
If Heโs telling you to pray, pray!
Be bold for Jesus.
Be contagious with the Gospel.
Be the kind of person who actually cares if people make it.
Because somewhere along the way, weโve gotten a little too comfortable staying quiet,
and a little boy in the backseat reminded me what itโs supposed to look like.
The sky was beautiful, but what God was doing in the backseat was even better.
So, next time He nudges you,
don't hesitate. Someone's eternity might
be on the other side of your
obedience.
1 Timothy 2:4 NKJV
Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
