Looking at BIG Questions In a Small Way

Once a month Christian and I teach a 3 & 4 year old Bible Study class. This month posed an interesting question for us. Each Sunday the teacher for that day teaches their lesson based upon the theme for the month. We usually try, on our Sunday, to really get the theme across through a scripture verse or story. Today we used a verse about prayer. We wanted the children to understand that prayer is a simple conversation with God, just like they would talk to us or their friends. We used the acronym ACTS. How in the world were we going to explain what adoration, confession, thanksgiving (well that one was easy), and supplication is to a 3 or 4 year old? As we continued to pray on it throughout the week God gave us our explanation. We used colored beads to represent each word and made bracelets. We explained prayer like this: Adoration=saying good things about God, just like you would tell your mommy she was pretty or daddy was strong. Confession=telling God you were sorry for___. Thanksgiving=thank you God for ____. Supplication=pray for others and yourself. Now mind you we didn’t use the big words just the explanation. Talk about taxing your brain!

We needed to look at a big question in a small way. Our Bible verse for the month was 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Pray without ceasing.” How do you break this down for such young minds to understand? Pray without stopping, never stop praying, etc. Are we to be praying all the time, not engaging in conversation with others, or listening to what others say? So often we ask ourselves similar questions about our big problems. I know I’ve asked myself how you pray without stopping. Each of us have questions that at any given moment seem BIG. I think sometimes we don’t need to be so overwhelmed by the question but look at it in a different way. Try to look at the question through your “child-sized eyes.”


We had to take time, be still, to hear what He was saying to us about what to teach and how to teach it. We needed to search His Word to find what would go along with the theme, the issue at hand. We had to pray ourselves and offer our request to Him. The same solution or method doesn’t always work with every situation. Sometimes we have to look at what the outcome may be for each choice we make, look at all the different scenarios, or go backwards to find the answer. Many times you may need to seek Godly counsel to get the help in finding the answer. Whatever the question, the solution is always found in His Word. “Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you,” Matthew 6:33. If you are after Him, He and your answers will be revealed to you. Remember you are a child of God; He is your Father, Daddy. It doesn’t matter how, where, or when you pray, just talk to Him. He is always there for you.

My BIG question to you is, what are some of the big questions you’ve had along your Christian walk? Whether you find yourself single again or just a friend being kind and reading this blog I’d love to know some of your questions and how you went about finding the answers, or maybe you're still be waiting to hear the answer. Please leave a comment on the section below or you can write to me at verticalbound@yahoo.com Hope to hear from you.