Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I can take time for others.
Faith Verse:
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NLT)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Question of the Day: Why should you be ready to take time for others?
Read about It
Read: Psalm 139:16–18
There are 60 minutes in an hour, 1,440 minutes in a day, 10,080 minutes in a week, and 525,600 minutes in a year. If you had to write down everything you’re going to do in the next year from minute to minute, what kinds of things would be on that list? The Bible says that every day of our life is recorded, and God knows what every moment of our life will look like. The things that may seem like interruptions to us are actually things that God knew were going to happen to us long ago.
When He places people in our path, He already knew, before we were even born, that our paths would cross with them because He knows them too. Following God means trusting that He knows best. Many of the people we come into contact with are there for a reason. Following God also means trusting Him with our time and being ready to jump into whatever God may bring our way. Just as with Peter, John, and the man who was lame, maybe that interruption will be the very thing that would help someone learn about Jesus.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How long has God known us? Answer 1. Since before we were even born (Psalm 139:16)
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| Question 2. How much of your future life does God already know about?
Answer 2. Every day and every moment (Psalm 139:16)
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| Question 3. How does it make you feel knowing that God knows what’s going to happen even before it happens?
Answer 3. Answers may vary
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| Question 4. When are times in your life that God may be trying to interrupt your plans to take time for others?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. Why should you be ready to take time for others?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, I trust You with every minute of my day. Help me to always be ready and willing to take time for others. Amen.