What our current series called "Catalysts" is all about: Sometimes our faith needs a jump start, a catalyst,
something to move us in the right direction.
But what does that for us?
Throughout most people’s lives, it’s one of five key things, and if we
look out for those we can see God do something awesome!
Private Disciplines
You wouldn’t
expect big results from showing up at the gym once, randomly. Real change happens when you show up
repeatedly.
The same is true
of our walk with God. There are some disciplines, like committing to church,
prayer, or reading our Bible, that set us up for real change over time. But we can’t expect those things to change us
if we do them randomly. Daniel 6:10
shows us the power that repeating these disciplines can have in our lives.
This Weeks Point: If we
want God to jump start our faith, we have to repeat the choices that get that
result.
At Home Suggestions
Talk with your kids about the things you do for your faith
that they don’t always see. If you as a
parent don’t practice those disciplines, that’s ok. Talk about that. Maybe even set up a family challenge, not as
something to check off a list but because as a family you want to see God make
a big change.
Read Joshua 1:8 Study
this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will
be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and
succeed in all you do. (NLT)
Ask: Who is speaking here?
What does He tell us to do? What
do you think that means? Why does God
think that’s so important to us?
Explain that God is telling Joshua, and us as well, to read
His Word on a regular basis. He tells us
to meditate on it, which means to not just read it but then think about it over
time and figure out how to apply the teachings in it to your life. He says that only then will we have the kind
of life He wants for us.
Pray that your family would commit to these things so that
God can speak to you.
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