“Real Faith”Abraham (or Abram as he was known in the 1st part of Genesis) was a man of great faith. Earlier this week we read about how he said “yes” to God’s call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. Kids, what would you think if your parents called a family meeting and explained that God had told them that they need to pack up the family, quit their jobs and move to Alaska? No job in Alaska, no place to stay, but God said “Go”. Would that be scary? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Abraham and his family in Genesis 12. And by an act of faith, Abraham said yes!
Faith is believing in something you cannot see. Abraham believed in God’s plan and promises for his life – even though at the time he couldn’t see how it all was going to work out.
Sometimes real faith feels scary. God understands that. But just like we read in our Bible stories this week, God always keeps His promises. So we can say “yes” to God and have faith that He’ll always be with us!
If your family is feeling adventurous, try this experiment to help you better understand this idea of faith.
Pour water into a glass until it is almost full.
Find a piece of cardboard (an old breakfast cereal box is perfect).
Cut the piece of cardboard larger than the top of the glass, place it shiny side down, over the top of the glass.
Ask a family member to hold the cardboard in place and invert the glass.
Now have them remove their hand from the cardboard.
A couple of important tips for making sure this experiment doesn’t go bad: 1. Make sure your piece of cardboard is quite a bit larger than the top of your glass 2. Don’t hold it inverted for more than a few seconds.
How did you feel before the experiment? How did you feel after the experiment? How does this experiment help you understand what it means to have faith even when you’re not exactly sure how something will turn out?
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