I’ve been realizing overtime how different I am from some people. Although, I’ve never really considered myself to be a person who reads a lot, it appears that I am. I guess a lot is relative to whoever you choose to compare yourself to. And now, looking back over my past twenty years, I’ve read quite a few books on everything: christianity, spirituality, life, computers, the bible (including the bible itself). I also own quite a few books; my book collection is kind of like Ray‘s DVD collection.
I’m not exactly sure how I became this kind of person, it just sort of happened.
I’ve been thinking about what I should teach for the Sunday I’m teaching Redwood Kids. Some ideas that have come into my head are:
Jesus Calming Storm
Jesus Walking on Water
Talking to God
Jesus talking about prayer
I never knew you
(There are scripture references connected to these ideas, I’ll look them up later)
Related ideas have been grouped into paragraphs. I like the second set of ideas because I feel that it’s something everyone should know: you can talk to God. A kid who talks, and listens to God… sounds like a powerful thing; if anything it would be a useful memory to have when they’re older. The downside to this set of ideas is that I’m not really sure if I can connect it to a particular story. I know that I can connect it to a lot of what Jesus said in his teachings. Well, there is one story I could use from the old testament.
The first set of ideas is about faith. One thing that always caught my attention when I was reading through the gospels is how the faith of ordinary people puts a smile on Jesus’ face. I always go through what if scenarios, like, “what if I was there, and I actually trusted knew Jesus and trusted him enough to just take care of it.” I wonder what Jesus would think of me.
The other what-if scenario I’ve been thinking about lately is, “What if I was standing in the garden of Eden, and God asked me if I have eaten the fruit.” Would I blame my wife, or would I have the courage to just say, “it’s my fault,” and not even put any blame at all on my wife.
Would that have meant something to God?
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