Getting Older

Sweet Dayna has been preoccupied lately. Between losing her Great-Grandma, then visiting graves for Memorial Day, she's been asking a lot of questions about death. We've always been careful to tell her that God decides how many days each person has, and it's up to Him to determine when we die. We've never equated death with being old or getting older. Well, now Dayna is telling me she doesn't want to get older, because she doesn't want to die. We've assured her that when she does die, she's asked Jesus to live in her heart, and she'll get to live with Jesus forever. She knows that someday Jesus will come back in the clouds, and she excitedly looks at the clouds and reminds me of His return. She even asks questions about what her house will look like that God is preparing for her now. I don't know that she's afraid of death and the hereafter (although it's all too abstract for a 4-year-old mind to swallow), but she's afraid of dying and doesn't quite know how to verbalize her fear. All we seem to be able to do right now is pray for wisdom to know how to answer her questions and reassure her that even though we don't know God's plan, we know that it is perfect. We appreciate your prayers for wisdom as well.