A WOW God Moment

"In repentence and rest is your salvation.." The words of Isaiah 30:15 resonated strongly in my mind and heart when I saw the sight of God moving in our 2nd and 3rd grade classroom today. This week in God Time, we have been learning that worship is making God smile and that God enjoys us! However, many of our King's Kids have been misbehaving and playing around in God Time this week - not taking it seriously. Therefore, for today's God Time, each Guide led God Time in their individual classrooms, focusing on what it truly means to be on "God's team" and to discover which King's Kids have a genuine real relationship with our King.

I was called to the 2nd and 3rd classroom during this time, and when I walked in the room, I saw King's Kids weeping, kneeling, praying and hugging each other. Their Guide explained that as she was telling the King's Kids the importance of true worship and showing our King love, a few kids started weeping and telling God they were sorry. Soon, many of the kids were just crying out to God and praying to Him. Tears rolled down my face as I hugged the kids and reassured them of God's awesome love and forgiveness for them. I was overwhelmed by the presence of God. Shout out to God - He is on the move drawing His kids close to Himself!!!

Getting the Word Deep Into Hearts

"Hey, Ms. Jackie! Listen to this! Is this what we were talking about in God Time?" I listened as a 7th grade boy eagerly wanted to read me a verse he had found in the Bible. "I first looked up Luke 10:27 (our theme verse) and in the footnotes it said to look at Deuteronomy 6:5. I did and then I read down a ways. Listen - verse 13. 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'" I was so proud of him! Our theme for the week was "This world is not your home. You are just passing through." We talked about the meaning of "why gain the world and lose your soul?" and the importance of not getting sucked in to worldly thinking. We focused on the temptation of Jesus and how Satan wanted him to get the world's comforts and ignore God. The verse fit perfectly with the theme of the week! God is using His word to get deep into our kids' hearts. Thanks, God!

"Are tears okay during God Time?"

A 6th grade boy approached me and asked, "are tears okay during God Time?" The question kinda caught me off-guard, since this was a boy who had a large build and wasn't overly emotional. He continued, "You know that song that we sang? "You are my All in All?" Man, that's my song. I almost had a tear roll down singing that song."

Seeing "The Purpose-Driven Life" Through a Kid's Eyes

This year, C4S is using the "Purpose-Driven Life" as the basis for our curriculum for God Time. Our kids are really embracing each week's message. Last week, our focus was "You were made to last forever." One of our 3rd grade boys said to me, with his eyes sparkling, "Ms. Jackie, I didn't know we were made to last forever. And I know I have a daddy here, but I didn't know that God is my Daddy up in heaven!" He ran off to play, his heart seemingly light. I love this ministry and watching God work!!

"You Created a Monster"

A couple of weeks ago at dismissal, a mom of a 6-year-old girl said to me laughing, "Ms. Jackie, you created a monster!" I looked confused, and she continued, "my daughter throws a temper tantrum if I come and pick her up too early. I have to come at get her right at 6:30pm."