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Teaching our children about God’s Word is one of the biggest ministries we share as Christian women and mothers. So, today, I’m honored to host THE Christina Fox of To Show Them Jesus as she reviews a valuable book for teaching your children how to interpret and apply God’s promises. Plus, Christina is giving away one copy to a lucky reader! So, be sure to enter at the end of the post! UPDATE: Winner announced at the end of the post!
One morning recently, I awoke feeling a bit low and disappointed about circumstances in my life. The night before, I had prayed earnestly for God to give me gospel joy in spite of life’s disappointments. And answer that prayer, he did.
This summer during our morning devotions we’ve been studying the promises of God, and that morning we studied God’s promise to not withhold any good thing.
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11
Reading the chapter with my kids was the answer to prayer that I needed. For it reminded me of this truth:
Since God gave the very best already, His most precious Son, He will give His children everything that is good for them. He will not withhold even one little thing. If there is something God does not give to a believer in Jesus, it is because that things is not good for him or is not right for him at that time.” (from God’s Promises by Sally Michael)
As I talked with the kids about God’s promises and his faithfulness, I was also reminded of God’s faithfulness in my life. (I love how God works!) I shared with them times in my life where God provided just what I needed, when I needed it. I even shared the story of how we did our wedding on an extreme budget and how so many people helped us put it all together. Reading about this promise reminded me that God’s timing is perfect and his ways are always good.
As we’ve studied the promises of God, we’ve written them down and put them in our promises box. That morning, the kids and I wrote a list of the ways God has provided for us as a family.
“Mom, if we were to list all the ways God has provided, it would be too much to count!” one of my kids announced.
“Yeah, like as high as googol or infinity” added the other.
Indeed.
The book we are using is called God’s Promises (Children Desiring God)
For example, we read the promise that God is slow to anger and learned about how he was gracious to Nineveh (and even to Jonah) in the book of Jonah. Another chapter described God’s promise to be our strength in weakness and told the story of how he used Moses to deliver the Israelites, despite his weaknesses.
At the end of each chapter are discussion questions and even activities to reinforce learning. This is our second book we’ve used by Sally Michael. We have really enjoyed her devotionals and highly recommend them.
I love it so much that I want to give away a copy! UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED – CONGRATS TO THE WINNER Kristen T!
Christina Fox is a homeschooling mom, licensed mental health counselor, and writer. She lives in sunny south Florida with her husband of sixteen years and their two boys. You can find her sharing her faith journey at www.toshowthemjesus.com.
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This books sounds wonderful. And I love your promise box, Christina!
Thanks! It’s something they encourage you to do in the book and I’m glad we did.
i know I love the promise box too!
The promise of God that means the most to me is that he will never leave me or forsake me. The hope that I am never alone and he is always by my side through all of life’s trials is very comforting.
Yes, I love that one too. So much can happen in our lives but knowing that God will never let go of us can carry us through even the toughest of circumstances.
The promise I lean hard on every day is that His mercies are new every morning. Thanks for this opportunity to win a great resource.
I too am thankful for his endless supply of mercy!
Over and over in God’s word, we are called to remember what God has done in the past. The box of promises is a great idea to get kids involved. God’s promise in Romans 8:28 is very applicable in my life now.
Remembering what he has done in the past gives me confidence in what he will do in the future. He is always faithful and trustworthy. Thanks for visiting!
I’d love to use this with our boys, and for myself as well! Thanks so much for sharing.
I think I got just as much out of it as my kids:) Thanks for stopping by!
My flesh and my heart may fail, but GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion FOREVER. Ps 73:26
Amen!
Oh, I love that passage, Jen!
That he will return!!!!!! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway ladies; looks like an awesome resource.
Maranatha! And thanks for stopping by today:) Hugs!
Loved the promise box.It will be great to use it with my kids.
It’s a great resource and the promise box helps the kids to remember the scripture promise they are learning. Thanks, Nive!
Oh, I love the idea of learning God’s promises and matching it to actual events! I need this as much as my children do!
I know what you mean! Reading the promises with my kids was helpful to remind me of all that God has promised. Thanks for visiting Carrie!
me too, Carrie! I love that the Bible actually narrates God’s promises in its storyline! So much richness!
I love remembering that God promises to be faithful and ever present with us! We can’t forget this–when at times it feels like things won’t work out and God is far away–HE’S NOT!!!
Yes! This is a truth I need to be reminded of often because I am so very forgetful:) Thanks, Erin!
We have her book on the Names of God so I’m super excited to hear she has another one! Thank you !
We’ve done that book too! It’s also a great one and the kids learn so much about who God is through it. Blessings!
The promise of God that means that most to me, is that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Oftentimes the people we love and trust the most fail us, and may even leave us. They may betray us or simply not understand us. But God is always faithful, He’s always there and He will never forsake us. Thank you God!
Yes and Amen! Such a beautiful truth!
I have a daughter who struggles with trusting God – she has big fears because she’s faced big loss in her young life…This book looks like an answer to so many of my prayers I have prayed over her. Whether or not I win it, it is definitely something I am going to look into! 🙂
This book talks about God’s promises to us in the midst of hard times. I trust it will be a helpful book for your daughter and a rich time for the two of you to share together. May she grow to cling to those promises and trust Him to be faithful. Thank you for visiting here!
The promise I hold very close is that His ways are better than mine and that He works everything for my good. Thank you for the giveaway.
Always looking for great books to read to my boys! Thanks for the giveaway.
The promise of God that means the most to me today is this:
” What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?…. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8: 31-39
The graciousness and love of God in what Christ has done for me gives me so much rest and confidence in the uncertainty and chaos that can often overwhelm me in my day to day life. When I look at the beautiful gift of love, acceptance, and grace given to me in the sacrifice of Jesus, I know that He is truly the giver of all things good- and there I can rest!
Amen, Amy! So well put! Thank you for stopping in!
These books are great! Awesome giveaway!