Creator God
by Becky Wyand
1. Rev. 4:11 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Our Lord is the only truly worthy one. Notice in this Revelation verse He is worthy because He has created all things. Discuss often what it means to be created of the Creator. Continue to discuss the implications of knowing personally the Creator. Relate Creator to:
- Medicine
- Attitudes
- Night sky
- Mountains under the sea
- Harmful insects
- Topics in History
Continue to expand in your child’s mind (and hopefully heart) the meaning of knowing and loving a Creator God. Psalm 104 is a great help in studying creation and Creator. Read it and re-read it and discuss key phrases.
May our aim be to truly know Him.
2. Practical Reminders:
Some of these were shared at our mid-year conference.
- Schedule – This remains one of my favorite “redeem the time” tools. Don’t give up. Be willing to be flexible.
- Work – with regards to your and your child’s attitude toward work consider: 1) the beauty of being chosen. 2) the delight of being chosen
- Special Needs – When dealing with a special needs situation, remember that God is not shocked. He is fully aware of what is going on. He has a plan even for the most extraordinary situation. Relax in His plan. Surrender to His purpose.
- Housework Piling up – Organize all available energy. Use all helpers wisely and on purpose, with a plan. De-clutter, simplifying. Have a place for everything so even young children know where to put things.
- Contentment is a choice. It is helpful to believe that God is giving me what is right for me. It is also helpful to realize that I am steward, not owner of my time and resources.
3. Discipline
Please don’t ignore the heart while you rush to put band-aids on your groaning child.
Your child wants to be with other children, so he begs to go to school. You, being convinced to home schooling, begin to give him more and more opportunities as: classes in art, music, horseback riding, and physical education. Soon you pant to keep up, but the child is still groaning.
Many times these classes are helpful and necessary, but not for the purpose of satisfying a groan. Search the heart. Why does the child not trust you to represent God’s best for him? Why does he want what you are not offering and fail to appreciate what you are offering? Keep praying.
4. Train your child
Titus 2:4 warns me (the older woman) to warn you to love your children. With this in mind, consider these duties and meditate on these Scriptures:
(Given at mid-year conference and some of you asked for this printed).
- To teach – Deut. 6:7
- To train – Prov. 22:6
- To provide for – II Cor. 12:14
- To nurture – Eph. 6:4
- To Control – I Tim. 3:4
- To love – Titus 2:4
5. Storytelling
- Encourage older relatives to tell family stories to your children. Think about a way to record this, even notes in a diary helps keep your family’s history alive.
- Use meal preparation time to tell short stories from your own past, from what you’ve read or experienced.
- Use storytelling to help your child with a skill as:
- Your 3rd grader is learning to prepare a healthy lunch and you tell how you were in high school before you learned that skill.
-Your child is learning to make bread and you tell about working in a bread factory.
-Your child is learning to drive and you tell how you loved that time in you own life because you were alone with you father.
Keep practicing your storytelling as a teaching method. Share the results!