Is God Real?

We were riding in the car, and this conversation happened between Troy and his friend Sasha, who is being raised in a Muslim household. I am envious and proud at easily my son shares his faith with others. He has no worldly inhibitions making him feel scared or ashamed. He just speaks his heart. And it’s amazing to me at how many adults feel awkward when he’s sharing or praying. Like it’s taboo, but like they also feel uncomfortable trying to stop him. He is a powerful weapon for the Lord!

Sasha: “I swallowed a hair band once. And my grandmother told me not to worry, because God would get it out. And when I woke up the next day, my hair band came out!”
Troy: “Wow!”
Sasha: “Is God real?”
Troy: “Yes.”
Sasha: “Really? Is He a ghost?”
Troy: “No.”
Sasha: “Is He an angel?”
Troy: “No, the angels work for Him.”
Sasha: “So, He’s the king.”
Troy: “Jesus is the king.”
Sasha: “I thought Jesus was God’s son.”
Troy: “He is.”
Sasha: “So, then Jesus would be the prince.”
Troy: “No, He’s the king.”
Sasha: “But if He’s the son, then He’d be the prince, not the king. God would be the king.”
Troy: “You can have more than one king. We talk about Jesus all the time at my school.”
Sasha: “Your teacher shouldn’t be doing that. She could get in trouble for that.”
Troy: “No, it’s okay, because it’s a Christian school. We’re supposed to talk about Jesus.”
Sasha: “Well, my teacher, Mrs. Martinez, told me about Jesus one day, and I told my mom. My mom got very upset and said she was going to talk to the principal. She said my teacher shouldn’t be talking to me about that stuff. And my brother told me that it was illegal for my teacher to talk to me about that at school.”
Troy: “Well, it’s okay at my school.”
Sasha: “How?”
Me: “You are both correct. You go to different kinds of schools. Sasha, at your school, they aren’t supposed to talk about God or Jesus. But they can at Troy’s school, because it’s a special school just for that.”
Sasha: “Oh.”