Well of course we watched the classic Bobby McFerrin video! It fit! But in all seriousness, we also talked about fear, anxiety and worry and the fruitlessness of it. We had some serious Scripture drills and the kids took turns looking up and reading...
- Philippians 4:6-7
- Isaiah 26:3
- Psalm 37:4
- Matthew 10:30
- Hebrews 13:5
- Proverbs 3:5-6
- Matthew 6:25-34
- Psalm 55:22
- Matthew 11:28-30
- Psalm 23:4
- Psalm 46:1
- Psalm 121:1-2
- Matthew 14:22-31
We filled a glass half full of water then and asked the kids to describe it to us. We talked about the different views people can have about their lives, circumstances and futures and how important having the right perspective can be. Peter's perspective was one of fear and it caused him to sink. We discussed how, as Christians, our perspective need never be one of fear and anxiety and why that's so. We showed them with a pitcher of water and our original glass how, if we have a personal relationship with Christ, we should always view our glass as full and even overflowing.
We read some of the things on ZG's thankful board then and talked about how journaling reminders such as those can help us keep a healthy perspective. We gave each of the kids a spiral notebook journal of their own to take home then and begin journaling in. Tara read them some of the things in her journal to give them ideas and get them started down the right path. We encouraged the kids that journaling is a way to remember the Lord's involvement in their lives.
