Devotionals
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Miracles Can Happen!
Ellie came inside. She had been at school all day. “Hi honey, how was your day?” Mom asked. Ellie’s face was pink and her eyes were watery. “I was trading my Pokemon-” She started crying. “I set them on t- th- the bench when I went inside the school to get my water. B- but when I came back ow- ow- out they were gone.” She started sobbing. “Well, do you know who took them?” asked her mom. “I looked b- but I don’t know! Maybe Max. I d- didn’t see h- h- him.” Mom got her a tissue. “Did you tell your teacher?” “Y- yes,” said Ellie. “What did she…
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Trust in God
It was Chloe’s little sister Zoe’s first day of kindergarten. She kept crying. “Mom can you please make Zoe stop crying! She’s embarrassing me!” Chloe asked. “Be nice, Chloe. You were like this on the first day of school too. But way worse! You had a tantrum, and I couldn’t get you off the kitchen floor. But you know what I told you?” “What?” asked Chloe. “I told you that God would be with you. The Bible says to trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). And you know what you did?” asked Mom. “I don’t know. What?” Chloe…
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The Day of Rest
Hi! Today our lesson is about why we rest on Sunday. Let’s get to it! Harper was on her laptop when her dad knocked on the door. “What?” she called “I’m going to work. I have to get a lesson plan.” “But it’s Saturday! Can’t you go tomorrow? I wanted to go to the park with you,” Harper called. “Open the door and let me tell you about why I can’t go tomorrow.” Harper opened the door and they both sat on Harper’s bed. “So, the reason is because Sunday is a day of rest.” “Why? I mean so is Satur . . .” Harper’s dad interrupted, “Have you ever…
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Why Gentleness Matters
Ali watched her little brother chase Mittens, her new kitten. Then he began chasing his own kitten, Spot. When he finally caught Spot, he grabbed her fur, and she hissed. “Gentle!” Mom yelled. “Gentleness is one of the fruits of the Spirit, right?” Ali asked Mom. “Yes, but it’s more than just being nice to your kitten,” said Mom. Ali looked at Mom. “Then how?” she asked in disbelief. “Someone who is considered gentle doesn’t think they’re better than someone else, and they aren’t selfish.” said Mom. “The Bible tells us in Titus 3:2 that we are to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to…
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Stop That Fighting!
“AAAA!” Dad raced upstairs to find James on top of Sydney. He was slapping her. Dad got them off of each other and said, “Do you two want to go back to kindergarten? This is how two-year-olds act! Our Bible study this morning was about kindness! Did you already forget?” James spoke up and said, “She started it . . . I was just watching my show and she said, my turn.” Then Sydney said, “He was on it for a hour!” “Proverbs 11:17 says a kind man benefits himself, and a cruel man hurts himself. It means when you are kind you get a reward, but when you are…
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How to Have More Self-Control
Emma and her little brother Elliot sat by the lake fishing. Dad was teaching Elliot to fish for the first time ever. Dad was casting, and Elliot was pulling them in. Suddenly, Emma got a bite. She pulled and tugged until she reeled in a big trout. Then Dad got a tug. He reeled it in, no problem. Finally, Elliot caught one! Dad said, “Real it in!” Elliot turned the knob on the reel the wrong way. Dad stopped him. This fish was big. Elliot tugged, but then the pole flung right into the lake! “ELLIOT!” Dad yelled. That was his best pole. He got it for his birthday, and…
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Grief Is Healthy
Hazel was crying in her room. Again. It had been three months since her aunt had died from Covid, but she missed her. Hazel went downstairs. “Mom…” said Hazel. “Yes?” Mom asked. “Do you think I’ll see aunt Sophi in heaven?” Hazel wiped away tears. Mom smiled. “I wouldn’t worry too much,” Mom said, “Your aunt loved Jesus. I’m sure you will see her again.” Hazel tried to smile. “I know, but I wish she were here. I remember her getting ice cream with me, and… And…” Hazel began to cry. Mom put her hand on Hazels back. “It’s okay to cry. I cried a lot about it too. But…
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The Xbox
Welcome to your weekly devotional! Today, we will talk about not being jealous of other people. At some point in our lives we will all be jealous of someone else. Let’s start: “How was your time at Mark’s?” asked Dad as Ben walked in. “Okay,” said Ben as he hung up his jacket. “What’s wrong?” asked Ben’s dad. “I just really want Mark’s Xbox! It’s so cool and you can play Minecraft and all these other games! I wish I could have it and play every day.” Ben’s dad sat down and said, “Jealous are we?” Ben quickly looked up. “NO!….okay…maybe a little bit. It’s just so cool.” Dad took…
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Can I Have My Legos?
Hi! Today’s devotion is about kindness. It is sometimes hard to have kindness in the pandemic, but it is very important to be kind. So let’s begin our devotion: Isabella was playing with her dolls when Luke walked in. “GET OUT!” she yelled. Luke shushed her. Isabella stood up and crossed her arms. “You better get out or you will get it!” Luke backed up. “Yeash! I’m not here to fight! I’m just here to get my Legos that Mom stored under your bed.” Isabella was only seven, but she was fierce. She stomped over to Luke and slapped him. “OWW!” he yelped, “What was that for?” He rubbed his…
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The Time I Walked to My Grandparents’ House
Hi! Today’s post is a real life story. It happened on December 31st, 2020. The day I walked to my Grandparents’ house: We started around 4:18. My mom and I started walking, and we had five miles of country roads to walk to get to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. I wanted to walk five miles in one day because I had been working for months to reach 100 miles. When we reached 100 miles, I would get a twenty dollar prize! We were at mile 95! We talked about an old bus in Alaska while walked. Then we walked some more, And more, And more. We stopped at a not…
