Barbara Reaoch's Blog
September 5, 2020
6 Lies Children Believe
Has God really said that?” Every day kids talk to kids who disagree with what they’ve been taught at home. On the playground, at school, in the neighborhood, and even at church, your child will hear, “God isn’t really going to do that!” Other kids will tell them, “That’s just make-believe, that’s not a fact.” How will your child respond? How can you prepare your child to know what is true and what is a lie? Learn from Jesus. When He was asked, “What is truth?” Jesus answered, “The reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me (John 18:37 NIV). The truth of God’s Word responds to our biggest questions. A child who learns to trust God’s Word as truth can identify lies.
Here are six everyday lies and God’s unchanging answer:
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A Jesus Christmas
February 15, 2020
How do I love?
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul…”
Why is it so hard to love God? Daily, our best intentions and efforts prove we are incapable of obeying, serving and loving him. Yet the cycle of duty and disobedience does not have to leave us hopelessly discouraged. Where we fail, Jesus triumphed. Jesus fully loved God and others. Jesus loved his enemies more than his life. After his death and resurrection, he sent God’s Spirit to give new life to our broken hearts. Jesus’ love in us overflows to God and others (1 John 4: 7-21). In Jesus we do all that God says, serving with hearts of love and joy!
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul…”
Why is it so hard to love God? Daily, our best intentions and efforts prove we are incapable of obeying, serving and loving him. Yet the cycle of duty and disobedience does not have to leave us hopelessly discouraged. Where we fail, Jesus triumphed. Jesus fully loved God and others. Jesus loved his enemies more than his life. After his death and resurrection, he sent God’s Spirit to give new life to our broken hearts. Jesus’ love in us overflows to God and others (1 John 4: 7-21). In Jesus we do all that God says, serving with hearts of love and joy!
November 9, 2019
Does Our Family Believe in Santa?
A friend’s 6-year-old son came home from school one day and asked, “Mommy, does our family believe in Santa Claus?” This mom saw that her son felt caught, and now she did too. She thought, it isn’t wrong to enjoy Christmas tradition. It isn’t harmful to have a little fun with make-believe.
Our culture loves to believe – even if it isn’t real! We love fantasy and kids love to make believe. A child might believe he is superman, but his desire doesn’t mean he can jump from a high building and expect to fly. This mom thought again - believing has no point unless what is believed is true. Christmas promises a much deeper and lasting joy. Christmas promises the truth. How could she help her child start asking bigger questions like: What does our family believe about Jesus? What is the purpose of my life? What does true happiness look like?
This family used A Jesus Christmas for the first-time last year. The kids are 4 and 6. My friend said there are at least three ways the book helped her family: God used his truth presented in the devotion in the hearts of her children / The lies our culture believes were exposed and discussed/ and the journaling page allowed for her kids to process what they had learned. Memorable and rich family discussion ensued.
Result? This family has a new Christmas tradition! It’s called, A Jesus Christmas!
Our culture loves to believe – even if it isn’t real! We love fantasy and kids love to make believe. A child might believe he is superman, but his desire doesn’t mean he can jump from a high building and expect to fly. This mom thought again - believing has no point unless what is believed is true. Christmas promises a much deeper and lasting joy. Christmas promises the truth. How could she help her child start asking bigger questions like: What does our family believe about Jesus? What is the purpose of my life? What does true happiness look like?
This family used A Jesus Christmas for the first-time last year. The kids are 4 and 6. My friend said there are at least three ways the book helped her family: God used his truth presented in the devotion in the hearts of her children / The lies our culture believes were exposed and discussed/ and the journaling page allowed for her kids to process what they had learned. Memorable and rich family discussion ensued.
Result? This family has a new Christmas tradition! It’s called, A Jesus Christmas!
