After feeling so helpless with Sarah and Matthew the other day I spent more time praying and reflecting over some of the things I had tried to teach them. I thought through their ages and stages and things I could have done differently.
Anyways, yesterday I went in and decided that we needed to spend time reading the Bible together. It was great to sit down and read some of Daniel and talk through some of what it meant to obey God above others, especially when doing it with the prospect of punishment.
Today I talked with them about spending time with Jesus, not me reading to them, but them choosing a way to spend time with Jesus (reading, writing, drawing, talking). Matthew chose to read and Sarah drew a wonderful picture. It fit them both perfectly and they both seemed to grasp the concept.
My hope and prayer is that they will continue this... but that will be up to them. This reminds me of how followers of Christ must be taught to grow and own their relationship with Christ. You can't keep people reliant on you, they must learn to rely solely on Christ. It takes time to step back and re-evaluate where people are at and what they need to best love, serve and encourage them in their growth in Christ.
As a side, I was also happy because Sarah and Matthew had much better attitudes the past two days :)
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