Friday at Safari Forest with Ms. Rose
The Kingdom Kids gathered around Ms. Rose and reviewed the week: Timmy could feel fear and still trust Jesus; Ian didn't have to believe every scary “what if”; Sophie learned fear was not her leader; Bleu learned to speak God's truth.
Ms. Rose wrote: FEAR SAYS... and asked for examples: “What if something bad happens?” “You can't do it!” “You're all alone.” “Nobody loves you.”
Then she wrote: GOD SAYS...
Ms. Rose held up her hand. “But Kingdom Kids, there is something very important I want you to understand.”
She wrote: LIE: Nobody loves me.
“Could I answer that by saying, ‘God is with me’?”
Timmy thought. “That's true.”
“It absolutely is,” Ms. Rose said. “But did it answer the lie?”
The Kingdom Kids shook their heads. “No.”
Ms. Rose wrote: TRUTH: “We love, because He first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19
“Now did God's Word answer what the lie was saying?”
“YES!”
Ms. Rose smiled. “Kingdom Kids don't throw random Bible verses at thoughts. We learn what God's Word says so we can answer correctly.”
She pointed to her heart: “We receive it.” To her head: “We allow it to renew our minds.” To her mouth: “We speak His truth.” Then she stretched out her hands: “And we apply it to the way we live.”
Timmy smiled. “Receive it. Renew my mind. Speak it. Live it.”
Ms. Rose nodded. “That's how Kingdom Kids grow with God.”