The Truth About Peace: Bible Truths for Kids
by Ruth Willms
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6 and 7 [The Living Bible]
God wants to give you peace.
He wants you to feel comfortable and relaxed, not worried or upset about life or school or the things in life that are getting you down.
A Sunday school teacher told me that in the Bible God says I can cast all my cares on Him and He will care for me.
God cares about your problems. So what does that mean? Just what it says. God wants you to put all your problems on Him and He will work them out.
It doesn’t mean you just walk away. First you have to do your part. You do what you know you can do to solve the problem and then you give the rest to God and wait to see what He does to help you. It gets very exciting.
Here is a way you can give problems to God.
Find a small box. There’s probably one lying around your room or house somewhere. Check in the basement. That’s where I find my extra boxes.
Tape a big sign that says “God’s Box” on the side. Take a piece of paper and write on it, “Here God, I give you my problem with math. I’m not going to worry about it anymore. I will study and do my very best on the assignments and test. But instead of trusting myself I will trust You to give me good results. You take care of it. It’s not my problem anymore.”
Pray this to God and put it in the box. Put the box in a conspicuous place in your room so it reminds you that God is in charge of your problems, not you.
Or another problem you might want to give to God is that football game you’re playing tomorrow. You write the same thing: “Here God, I give you my worry about the football game. I’m scared I’ll mess up. I practice and know all the moves and I try my very best. So you make it work out well. I know that doesn’t mean we’ll win but You are in control and You will make it a good situation. But You know I really want to win so help us all to play together well as a team.”
Pray this prayer to God. Put the note in God’s Box. It doesn’t mean you just sit around and dream about winning. You do your very best. You practice. You get your rest and eat right. But you can trust God to take care of the situation. Let go of your worry.
You can do this exercise with any and all of your worries. God does care for you and He wants to give you peace. He says as we make our requests known to Him and leave them with Him that His peace will fill our hearts and minds. When His peace fills our mind there is no room for worry.
About the Author:
Ruth is the author of a children’s Christmas book, A Christmas Present for Goliath, the touching story of a camel whose life is changed forever when she carries her master across the desert to visit Baby Jesus. Ruth is also the author of The Lion Tree, a Christian fantasy novel for children, and a free e-book guide for parents, called How to Introduce Your Child to Jesus – Their Forever Friend. You can get your copy of this free guide and learn about Ruth’s other products by visiting her website, http://www.RuthWillms.com
