August 25, 2011 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
Did you know that families working together can often hit the mark of blessing someone even better than if they try to do it on their own?
That means kids and moms and dads and grandparents. It also includes those in these age groups that are single. How does that work you ask? Let’s take an arrow as an object lesson.
The arrowhead represents the children and youth with their energy, passion and ability to break with tradition. This part makes the impact when it hits the target
The shaft of the arrow represents parents and adults who provide direction. They help the younger ones achieve their goals, by providing resources, strategy, discipline, training, understanding and support
The feathers on the arrow represent the grandparents and elderly who provide balance. They give encouragement and advice and pray
All THREE are needed for the arrow to hit the target. Let’s look at an idea that Shiloh and her mom came up with!
COOKIE SALE!
This morning we made some chocolate chip cookies. And then, my entrepreneurial 5 year old announced that we should have a cookie sale
“And,” she explained, “the money we get will go to poor people and also for kids without toys…”
So, the laundry and bathroom cleaning got left for another day.
SO HOW ABOUT YOU? summer is almost over, why not get your heads together as moms and daughters or dads and sons or any combination, and see if you can come up with a project to bless someone before school starts..
January 25, 2011 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
A question:How do you write the date today in short? For example Christmas would have been 25/12/10 last year. Now write out different dates in January, What always remains the same?- The numbers 1/11. Today is 17/1/11.
O.k. that is not so unusual as every month there are always 2 numbers that remain the same and only the days change. But it is interesting this time God seems to be highlighting the number 1. Many people have shared that they have been seeing the numbers 11:11 or 1:11 all over the place, I know I have been. Every time I take out the car it seems to be 1:11 or 11:11 on the dashboard clock. HMMMM. How would you write out January 1st this year? LOTS of 1′s hey
God sometimes speaks to us in unexpected ways, and highlights numbers or colors to speak to us. As we shared we were led to Isaiah 11:1 and 11:11. Look up these verses:
Isaiah 11:1 God uses picture language here to describe someone. Can you figure out WHOM? Look for clues in vs. 11:2. Have you heard those character traits given to someone before? JESUS right? O.K. so do you agree that this is year the Lord wants us to focus on Jesus.
Watch an 11 year old share how Jesus is revealed in the whole bible!
*It is an important thing to remember when the Holy Spirit seems to be speaking in an unusual way that it does not conflict with what the Bible tells us and it points to Jesus.
December 13, 2010 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
While at the mall a couple of years ago, four year old Spencer saw kids lined up to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, he asked his mom, “where’s the line to see Jesus”? His sister mentioned this a friend who right away starting thinking of writing a song about this. A year or two later the song was recorded.Spencer hope that people all over will think bout the Love of Jesus this Christmas
After more than two years of planning, nine-year-old Sarah Lewis has donated hundreds of pairs of socks to the homeless in Windsor, Ont.
Sarah Lewis, 9, has donated 576 pairs of woollen and sweat socks to people at a homeless shelter in Windsor, Ont.(Tom Taylor/CBC)On Friday, she turned 576 pairs — sweat socks and wool socks, in black, white and grey — to Unit 7, a downtown drop-in centre for homeless and low-income people.
“On really cold nights, your toes really feel the coldest,” Lewis said at the shelter while standing in front of a big box of socks. “So they can just warm up their feet.”
Lewis began her “Socks Warm Your Heart” campaign on Dec. 1, 2007, when she asked friends and family members to give her socks for her seventh birthday instead of presents.
Over the next two years, she also collected money from Canadian Tire , while her grandfather collected bottles that she traded for cash.
“I also donate my tooth-fairy money,” Lewis said.
Lewis also managed to collect some sleeping bags, three pairs of gloves and four hats.
“I’m really proud of myself because I’m helping others,” Lewis said quietly, when asked how she felt about her donation.
“We have everything we need. We have a home, and stuff to eat and a place to sleep.
“Well, they [the homeless] need a lot of stuff, too, like us, so they can live like us.”
November 17, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
KIDS EARS HEAR Follow the leader
A young girl from Quebec saw this picture when she was praying. She saw a stage where there were many actors but then the stage cleared and Jesus was the main actor. As the main actor the rest followed His cues.
A young girl in Ontario…saw a crowd of people and saw herself mingling in the crowd. Then she saw Jesus in the crowd but no one recognized him. Because she did, she turned and started to follow Jesus as he walked among the people. As she got closer she started to do what He was doing.
To follow Jesus doesn’t mean just walking behind him and watching what He does or listening to stories about Jesus. He is asking us to be an ambassador and work WITH Him. However we can’t do that unless we come real close to Jesus and find out what He does.
Something that Jesus says in the Bible really makes you think. In John 10: 17 it says,
“The reason the Father loves me is that I lay down my life – only to take it up again. No-one takes it from me but I lay it down of my own accord.”
The disciples didn’t get it at first and Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “No but you can’t die!”…Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan.” Whew pretty harsh! But Jesus knew that without His death we would not have been able to go to heaven. He loved us so much that He cried out LET ME DIE! (John 3:16)
When we think of God’s kingdom coming to earth, we often think about the sick being healed and dead people coming to life again, and that is true it is part of God’s kingdom. BUT to get there we have to die to our self. What does that really mean? Well in a nutshell it means that we don’t insist on our rights but say “Your will be done Jesus”, and allow Him to come closer and closer. When we do we can see with
“Kingdom goggles” and hear what He hears and see what He sees and then respond with His heart. Remember Jesus only did what he saw the Father doing, so as His followers can we do any less?
Do you remember the story about Moses where God asked him to lay down his shepherd’s rod? That was an important tool for a shepherd so it didn’t really make sense. But Moses did and then it became a SNAKE! NOT GOOD…but then… he was told “pick it up by the tail!” Not a good idea… but he did and … and it turned back into a rod…WAY COOL! NOW it was a much greater tool. He could still use it to guide sheep but it was also God’s tool and He used it to part the Red sea, and do many other miracles. We never give something to God that He doesn’t make better. (Exodus 4:1-5)
ACTIVITY
Play Simon says or follow the leader. For a variation have the “followers” be blindfolded. The “leader” is responsible to make sure that the “followers” follow without getting hurt. The “followers” will soon realize how important it is to follow instructions exactly and listen carefully! This is especially fun out doors in the woods!
Pray that God would show you areas of your life where You still want to be “boss” or want YOUR way.
How about “It’s MY turn to have a shower get out of MY way!” or “Its not fair, he got a bigger piece of cake that I did.” These are ways you can lay your life down for someone else and that is where it starts.
Say sorry for wanting to hang onto those areas and ask God to help you change your way of doing these things.
Pray that God would give you a desire to be pure. Ask Him to open your eyes to see what He sees and hear what He hears.
When you feel a check in your spirit…stop. Ask Him what is it that He wants you to do or not do. As we are trained first in the small things and obey He will give us bigger things to do as well. Many people in Canada are feeling that they are to spend extra time with God the next while because He wants to prepare them for a change that is coming. What about you… You in?
Pray that many people in Canada would respond to the call to spend more time with God right now and get closer to Him. Pray especially for people in Quebec this month. Praythat many young people in Canada would want to stay pure, and learn to listen and obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
September 3, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
I’m sorry not to have posted anything since June. I had felt that the Lord would have me take a rest from this and then to confirm it I couldn’t get access to the blog to write anything. I was able to a access my other websites but this one seemed blocked. In the meantime Blog.com has migrated and has a new look so I have to get used to that. I also noted that some of the text in the last entry didn’t migrate so there is a blank space I will fix that soon. Today my son upgraded the internet server and I am now able to access the blog…
So I will try and post again or maybe start a new blog, we’ll see.
June 5, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - 1 Comment
Imagine yourself on Jesus knee. You have some concerns and would like to talk to him about them. Look below and see if any of these concerns are there. He is able to help with ALL your problems. Isn’t that wonderful!
June 1, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
Josh who has written some of the devotions for kids by kids in the past has had an amazing opportunity to live in South Africa the last number of months. He writes..
We have been going to Hillsong Church here in Cape Town. It has been a great experience of the power of God through music and praise. It has been a real blessing to be a part of the Thursday night worship nights and seeing people from many different places coming together to worship God. Hillsong recently had a “Touching Heaven” night. The entire service was just singing and praising God. It was amazing. It seems to me that South Africa’s worship is something that they could offer to the King. It could be one of the glories of South Africa
My favorite song that they sang was “Revelation Song”
May 25, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
PUTTINGONTHERAINBOWCOLOREDCOAT
Last year a young boy in Edmonton drew this prayer picture. He said “When the church puts on Joseph’s rainbow colored coat God’s glory will dwell there.” Hmm, what do you think God was trying to tell us?
Let’s look very quickly at Joseph. He was the 11th son of Jacob. He was loved wherever he went and didn’t give up no matter how hard it was. He heard God’s voice and God gave him a strategy to preserve and provide for many people. He obeyed what God showed him and prepared and was ready when hard times came. Because of that he cared for the hungry and the poor. He cared for his family, the Jewish people. He had the authority that God had promised him he would have when he was a kid. He could have given up and thought that the dream that God had given him was dead. But NO in God’s time it came true. He became the deliverer of Egypt.
Read all about Joseph in Genesis 37, 39-45
Did you know that the rainbow was Gods’ signature so to speak? Here is a picture Ezekiel had of God.
All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of God looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground…Ezekiel 1:28 Where else have you seen a rainbow in the Bible?Look at the thoughts about Joseph to help you figure out how you can put on God’s rainbow colored coat. Can you figure out who Joseph was like in the New Testament?
KIDS EARS HEAR
SING THIS SONG AS A PRAYER:
Open up my eyes Lord, that I may see
Open up my heart Lord that I may believe
The love you have for me
1. Pray that God would give people of all ages dreams, to see what is on His heart for your nation.
2. Pray that God would reveal His game plan or strategy, so that many people would see God’s love and provision and care. Pray that many people would turn to Jesus.
3. Pray that God would raise up someone or many people like Joseph in your nation, that would obey, and walk in God’s authority and love God with all their hearts.
pray that families would be united and cared for
pray that the hungry would be fed
pray that the dreams and visions that God gave people long ago would be restored.
4.PrayThat the eyes of the Jewish people would be opened up so that they can see who Jesus really is, their deliverer!
Lord Jesus we pray as Kids that you would speak to us as you spoke to Joseph. Help us to be bold and obedient like Joseph and trust you, no matter what. Amen
May 13, 2009 - Posted by Carolin Sadler - Comments Off
THE STORY OF TINY,THE BEAR – David Walters
The Story of Tiny, the Bear -or , add an “e” and change your vision. A short story – bear with us.
Once upon a time there was a grizzly bear called Tiny. No one knows why he was called Tiny because he was enormous. In fact he was the largest bear in all theLandofLilliput. It was believed that he got his name from theLandofGiants. It was probably because being a Lilliputian bear the giants saw him and he was tiny in their sight so they called him ‘Tiny’.
Lilliput is where Gulliver traveled to where all the people were only about six inches tall.
One day Tiny went for a tiny walk to have a tiny adventure. He brought a tiny jar of honey with him to have a tiny picnic.
He sat down by a tiny tree and while he was enjoying his tiny jar of honey, (Well he wasn’t really enjoying the tiny jar, but the tiny honey inside the jar.) there came a tiny shower of rain. He thought, “This tiny shower will make me a tiny bit wet.”
Just at that time a boy came up to him and said, “Tiny will you please eat me?” Tiny said, “You are not a Lilliputian, you are real big and it would take me about two years to eat you up. And I am already full. For my tiny tummy is full of tiny honey. And why do you want me to eat you?” “Because I’m Flippin Awful,” said the boy. “I can see that”, said Tiny.
“You don’t understand,” said the boy. ‘Flippin’ is my first name and ‘Awful’” is my last name, and I really live up to it. Every time I mess up, my Mom says to me, “Flippin Awful you are flippin awful.’ When I go to school the teacher says, ‘Flippin Awful, your grades are flippin’ awful.’ And all the kids laugh at me. In fact they flippin’ well laugh at me all the time. And it flippin’ well hurts me, because they are flippin’ rude. “What does ‘flippin’ mean?” asked Tiny. It just replaces a bad word said Flippin. English people use it a lot.” “Are you flippin’ English then?” asked Tiny. “No! But my mom and dad are,” replied Flippin.
“Why is your last name so bad?” asked Tiny.” Because it’s awful” replied Flippin’. “What does ‘awful’ mean then?” asked Tiny who was very clever for a bear. “Yuckie! Disgusting! Stupid! Ugly!” “Well we can put an ‘e’ in the middle and it wouldn’t be awful at all.
Aweful means ‘full of awe.’ Awe means ‘wonder’, so the real meaning of your last name would mean, ‘full of wonde’r or ‘awesome’.'”
“Is that for real?” asked Flippin’. “Absolutely! Remember now your name means ‘Flippin Wonderful’ so when anyone calls your name or says you are Flippin Awful take it as a complement,” said Tiny.
So that little conversation changed the life of Flippin’ Aweful. Don’t let other people’s opinion destroy your dreams. You have the potential to succeed in whatever you do.
