re
you scared of the Dark? Do you see ugly monsters in your toy chest or in your
clothes cupboard every time the lights go out? Well today I would like to tell
you a story about a little girl named Carin who was also scared of the dark
and how Lord Jesus helped her.
There was once a little girl called Carin and she had a
very big problem. You see, every night when she went to bed and switched off
the lights, strange things would start happening! Funny noises would start
coming out of her toy box, ugly scary shadows would move across the walls in
her room.
This would make her so scared that she would hide her whole
body under her blankets. It was the only place where she could be safe from
the monsters and would not have to listen to their scary noises. Of course she
had to stick her little nose out so that she could breathe. But do you know
what? It didn’t help! It only stopped the monster from getting her, but they
stayed there all night waiting for her to pop her head out so they could catch
her. What was worse is that every night there seemed to be more and more
monsters in her room! Well this went on for some time, till the one day she
learnt something that changed this scary problem forever.
Carin loved stories and used to read as much as she could
(or she got her mommy to read them to her like I am reading it to you). Well
one day her mommy and daddy brought her a new book. This was a special book
and it had so many exciting stories in it she could not put the book down.
There were stories in this book of clever kings, brave warriors, strange lands
and about a special man who died to save us all – Who do you think that man
was, and what book do you think it was? That’s right! The man was Lord Jesus
and the book was the Bible. But this Bible wasn’t for grown ups, it was for
boys and girls like you.
Now one night Carin’s mommy read her a story from this
special Bible about a man that was thrown into a cave full of hungry lions
because he loved God so much and because he would not pray to anyone else but
God. Do you know which story it is? That’s right! Daniel and the Lions Den.
You are so clever! Well Daniel sat in the lion’s den and prayed to Lord
Jesus and asked Him to help him because he was very scared and he didn’t
want to be the lion’s supper. Well do you know what happened? Lord Jesus did
help him, He sent Angels down from heaven and they stopped the lions from
eating Daniel.
Do you know what angels you are? Well, they are God’s
helpers that He sends to help us when we need help – just like in the story
of Daniel. These angels are very strong and they make sure that you stay nice
and safe no matter what. Yup, that’s right! Nothing gets past them - not
even scary monsters!
So that night Carin prayed with her mommy a little prayer
to Lord Jesus that went like this:
"Lord Jesus thank you
for my mommy and daddy.
And thank you that you love me so much Lord Jesus, please would you send
angels down from heaven
Thank you that they will protect me from the monsters in my room.
Thank you that you and your angels are stronger than any monsters and I don’t
have to be scared any more.
In Jesus name,
Amen"
Well that night as Carin’s mommy switched off the light
do you know what happened? I am sad to say the monsters were still there,
BUUUT there was something else there too! All round her bed there were these
strong looking men with swords! No, they weren’t Monsters! What do you think
they were? That’s right you guessed it! They were angels! And do you know
what? They stood there all night and protected her – just like your mommy
and daddy protect you from bad things. The angels even chased the monsters out
of the room so that Carin did not have to listen to their ugly noises.
For the first time in a long time Carin could sleep with
her head out of the blankets, because she wasn’t scared any more. All the
monsters and scary noises where gone. Now as Carin lay in her bed and her eyes
got heavy with sleep, she heard the most beautiful voices singing her a song.
Not only did the angel’s scare off bad things, they also sang beautiful
songs that made Carin all warm inside. And from that day on she never had to
worry about monsters and ugly noises ever again, because there were always
angels there to protect her and sing her to sleep.
So are you battling to sleep at night? Do you have the same
problem like Carin had? Or maybe you are just scared of the dark?
Well I have good news for you! The Lord Jesus loves you
cares for you very much, all you need to do is pray to him and ask him for
help and He will take care of the rest. He will send his angels to look after
you and protect you all the time.
Till next time - Sweet Dreams!
