I’m pretty passionate about teaching my kids that the Bible is more than a group of fun and strange stories; namely, that it’s a way to know God. As such, I’ve been trying to incorporate an attribute of God into each week’s alphabet activities with Caleb.
Sometimes the most effective discussions come at random times of the day—cleaning up after lunch, singing songs at the piano, sitting in the middle of a pile of toys—and it helps me to be prepared and looking for opportunities. Other times, it’s helpful to create opportunities. This week we played a game where we pretended we were drowning and someone came to rescue us. We had a bit of fun, and hopefully it’ll give Caleb a clearer picture of how God relates to us.
I’ve also recorded each attribute so that we can look back and remember what we know about God. Each page includes the attribute in large text, some clip art or a drawing to help us remember, and a Bible verse. Every so often, Caleb and I will sit down together so Caleb can “read” the book to me. I’m amazed at how much he remembers!
Some are simple:
Some have several pictures:
God is the Creator along with pictures of some of the things he made.
Here I explained holy by saying God never makes mistakes. We then drew pictures of several commonly made mistakes around our house—breaking dishes, yelling in anger, not sharing, etc.—and drew a line through them.
Some, I mean, most are good reminders for me:
Immanuel: stick figure with a barely visible person next to him and Joshua 1:9. A good reminder that God is with me even when I can’t see him, and that if I look closely I’ll be able to see him at work.
More than anything, the time we take to draw or look at pictures and talk about them is beneficial. I pray that as we think and talk rightly about God, our hearts will turn to worship the One who is worthy of so much more than we can give.
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