Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I can talk to God.
Faith Verse
Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
Question of the Day: How close should my relationship with God be?
Read about It
Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Take a moment and place two fingers on the side of your neck where you can feel your pulse. Your pulse is your heart beating, pumping blood throughout your body. It’s constant and it’s absolutely vital for living. Without your heart beating, you could not live. There’s no way to separate your heart beating and you from living.
God wants His relationship with you to be as consistent as your pulse. Conversations with God should be as easy as breathing, as easy as your heart pumping blood. They should be a natural part of who we are and what we do. God wants you to be so close to Him and in such a deep, personal relationship with Him, that you wouldn’t feel right if His presence were taken away. As we grow closer to God, we begin to understand more of who He is and how He works. We begin to walk confidently in every situation we face, and we can be joyful and thankful no matter how difficult the circumstance because we’ve come to rely on God in every part of our life. We know that He will be with us through our difficulties.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What do these verses say is God’s will for those who belong to Christ Jesus? Answer 1. God’s will is that we are to be thankful in all circumstances. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
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| Question 2. What is something that you don’t think you could live without?
Answer 2. Answers will vary.
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| Question 3. How does your answer to Question 2 compare to trying to live without a relationship with God?
Answer 3. Answers will vary.
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| Question 4. How can having a relationship with God help us be joyful and thankful in all circumstances?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. How can you “never stop praying”?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
God, thank You for loving me the way You do. Help me to always be pursuing You, every day of my life. There’s nothing else in this life that I want, except You. Amen.