I volunteered in VBS (vacation bible school) last summer and every day they had a memory saying. “When life gets scary, God is good!” This was day one. They had us leaders repeat it to the students and yell it as a team! It was fun and catchy. I never realized how catchy it was until I’m having a rough day and this comes to my mind, “when life is hard, God is still good”, “when life is unfair, God is good”, pretty much apply God is good to anything. So no matter what you are facing today you may need to stop for a second and declare what it is your facing and the goodness of God still being present. Life truly is a roller coaster full of thrills and fears, moments of utter panick and other moments of absolute joy and laughter. Because as humans are emotions can mislead us we have to remain focusing on the truth which is the Word of God. No matter how tough, scary, painful, fearful, lonely, and unfair life can be, God remains the same. He is a good, good father. He is the same yesterday as he is today as he will be tomorrow. GOD is NOT moved by circumstances. He is not limited either. He can move mountains, physical and spiritual, and emotional. He can do anything. We just have to turn to him and start praising him for who he is. His nature is caring, forgiving, and loving. It’s simply who he is. He doesn’t want us feeling alone and isolated. He doesn’t want us being scared and hurt. He wants us free and confident. Not confident in our own abilities but his. His name has power. We have to start declaring his name. Everything else has to bow at the name of Jesus. Fear has to go. Insecurity has to go. Hopelessness has to go. We have to examine where are focus is and align our focus to be upon our Savior and Lord.
Just remembering that God is good despite how we may feel in moments or circumstances, a little vbs memory saying, brought my eyes back to Jesus.
Don’t doubt for a second that what you’re teaching your kids isn’t getting in their heads. It will. It’ll get in their hearts. Don’t give up. Keep sharing with your children scriptures and memory verses, stories and more!
Mary Smith Creative 