In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
In today’s culture, the world wants everyone to believe what they tell you, not what they do. They insist that you believe an ideology versus the truth. That you choose their words over Jesus’word.
I was 28 years old before I learned that God talks back. Many think of prayer as a one way conversation, but it is a communication tool to reach the Creator of the Universe. Since then I have learned that He is concerned about all of the minute details of my life. If I ask Him, He will tell me. If I do not ask, He will allow me to find out on my own.
I like it much better when I ask and He responds.
There have been conversations that went like, “Why didn’t you tell me that was going to happen?”
“You didn’t ask,” He responded.
“Really, you couldn’t have just butted in?”
“Nope, not my style,” He stated.
Teach them that prayer is a daily habit. Just like they talk to you their parent every day, they should make time to talk to God every day. Help them carve time out of their day to pray. Teach them to journal their prayer requests so that they can see how God has answered their prayers.
Teach them how to pray. First, praise God for who He is. He is a provider and all-knowing for example. Second, thank Him for all He has done. He has given them a place to live and food to eat. Third, confess their sins and ask for forgiveness. Remind them that we have to confess our sins for them to be forgiven. Fourth, pray for others, like their parents, friends, teachers, etc. Fifth and finally, pray for themselves. Tell them to ask God to help them accomplish their goals or fix some issue they are struggling with.
Teach your child that prayer is the best option.
When they come to you with a problem, say, “Let’s take this to someone who can answer it.”
Stop and pray right then. Trust God to answer because He does. If they see you doing it with your problems, they will do it with theirs. This is the habit you want to create.
This is not going to be easy because our first habit is to fix it ourselves. If we fix all of our kid’s problems, they never get to flex their own faith muscles. It is important that they learn at a young age to have faith in God. He will never let them down. Sometimes we will let them down, but He never will.
Make Prayer your first go to instead of your last resort. Make it a habit to pray all the time. Teach your children how to pray. He hears.
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
On her first independent mission, Claire Moss finds herself babysitting a nineteen year old stowaway while looking for La Joya, the object that will change the game she has been playing with pirates.
Claire Moss, a fledgling private consultant, roams through Latin America looking for La Hoya, which her partner guarantees will be a game changer. After a year of peace, Minnie finds herself on the run from the organization she use to work for and partnering with the scariest man she ever met. Even though there is a bounty on her life, she believes God can save her from some very bad people. The organization that Joe works for has hit the hardest time ever, he struggles to keep his key position in the company while some around him want him dead. Joe has a plan that will change the fabric of the company and make him the head. They are all working toward the same end, but who will reach it first, the good ones or the evil ones?
On her first independent mission, Claire Moss finds herself babysitting a nineteen year old stowaway while looking for La Joya, the object that will change the game she has been playing with pirates.
Claire Moss, a fledgling private consultant, roams through Latin America looking for La Hoya, which her partner guarantees will be a game changer. After a year of peace, Minnie finds herself on the run from the organization she use to work for and partnering with the scariest man she ever met. Even though there is a bounty on her life, she believes God can save her from some very bad people. The organization that Joe works for has hit the hardest time ever, he struggles to keep his key position in the company while some around him want him dead. Joe has a plan that will change the fabric of the company and make him the head. They are all working toward the same end, but who will reach it first, the good ones or the evil ones?
On her first independent mission, Claire Moss finds herself babysitting a nineteen-year-old stowaway while looking for La Joya, the object that will change the game she has been playing with pirates.
Claire Moss, a fledgling private consultant, roams through Latin America
looking for La Hoya, which her partner guarantees will be a game changer. After a year of peace, Minnie finds herself on the run from the organization she use to work for and partnering with the scariest man she ever met. Even though there is a bounty on her life, she believes God can save her from some very bad people. The organization that Joe works for has hit the hardest time ever, he struggles to keep his key position in the company while some around him want him dead. Joe has a plan that will change the fabric of the company and make him the head. They are all working toward the same end, but who will reach it first, the good ones or the evil ones?
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Claire Moss was partners with Jaime Zeped for almost six months, and he still treated her like a little kid. He wanted to handle all of the investigative work and let her manage the office. She wasn’t feeling that.
“I done told you!”
“I heard you,” he said.
“Give me a case or I’ll pick one myself!”
“All right, all right!” he said calming her down. “Try this and we will see how it goes.”
She smiled as she accepted the slip of paper from him, but she knew he gave in too easily. It was like an episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy wanted to get into the act, and Ricky said yes. Ricky only said yes because he had a plan to teach Lucy a lesson. Claire knew there had to be a trick to it, but she was taking this chance to get in on the action.
A few hours later, she was primping in the mirror getting ready for her first undercover gig. She was dressed like a call girl. She laughed at herself as she tried to make it look real. She didn’t know anything about being a call girl, except what she saw on TV.
This was miles from where this little mousy accountant used to be. She used to be safe in her own world of nine to five bookkeeping, until a pirate came along and catapulted her into this rich world of espionage.
When she heard the front door alarm go off, her eyes widened.
“Oh, snap!” she regretted being there immediately.
Zeped stuck his head in the door.
“You ready?”
“Ready? Where ya’ll going,” Gilda pushed passed him into the women’s restroom. She stopped and took in what was in front of her.
“Yes, I’m ready. Let’s go,” Claire turned and tried to talk out quickly.
Gilda hooked her arm through Claire’s and spun her back in front of her.
“Whoa, Sally where you riding off to in my skirt, shirt and wig?”
“Uh…” Claire sputtered.
“And my earrings and makeup!”
Zeped tried not to laugh as he pulled Claire out of the room.
“Zee, what you doing with the imitation when you got the real thing, baby?”
Claire was about to stop and explain, when Zeped signaled her it would be a bad idea. The two of them left Gilda standing with her mouth open.
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