Genuine

This fall we implemented several new things in Kids Adventure.  We want to see the LSCC children have room to respond to God's work in their lives.  After all, He DOES work in them too!  In an effort to make this happen we constructed prayer walls for preschool and grade school children.  Most Sundays, as we finish our large group time children are encouraged to post their requests on the wall.  Their prayers range from "my cat hurt her leg" to "my grandma is very sick".

A couple of weeks ago we had a preschool boy request prayer for "the salami in Japan"!  I know, I laughed too.  The greatest thing about the prayer wall is the genuine attitude that the children have when posting their requests.

I'm challenged by this!  I am forced to ask myself, "Is my prayer life genuine?"  "Do I really talk with God or just at Him?"  "Are my requests just suggestions for God to ponder or do I really believe He will answer?"

Mark 11:24 says, "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."  Andrew Murray writes, "What a promise!  Faith is very far from being a mere conviction of the truth of God's word or a conclusion drawn from certain premises.  It is the ear which has heard God say what He will do and the eye which has seen Him doing it." (from the book, With Christ in the School of Prayer)  Listen to God speak.  Trust Him at His word and watch Him do great things.  Genuine prayer begins with a genuine relationship with God and an unhindered trust in His word.

Now, believe that you have received it!

Here's this week's Homefront Weekly:
Kids Safari (Preschool/Kindergarten) Homefront Weekly

Kids Summit (Elementary) Homefront Weekly