Faithfulness - kidsofintegrity.com

1 Faithfulness 2012 Focus on the Family (Canada) Association. All rights | Kids of IntegrityFaithfulnessParents prayerBefore you begin leading your children through this study on Faithfulness , spend time alone with God interceding for His help. The sample prayer below will help guide you in praying for your children s character you prefer to personalize your prayers, read through the additional verses provided under Scripture-guided prayer for direction and prayerFaithful One, For great is Your love, higher than the heavens; Your Faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth (Psalm 108:4-5). O Lord God Almighty, who is like You? You are mighty, O Lord, and Your Faithfulness surrounds Yo u (Psalm 89:8). Jesus Christ, You are the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Thank you that I can trust You as a faithful fill me with Your Spirit so I can continue to be a faithful spouse, parent and friend a trusted companion who is a worthy confidante.

2 Please forgive me for my lack of Faithfulness in . My desire is to be found faithful, not only at crucial times, but also in things seemingly insignificant. Above all else, I want to be a faithful servant of Yours who is obedient in following Your commands (1 Corinthians 4:2).For and , my children, I ask that they will grow in Faithfulness to You and others. I pray that their loyalty will be evidenced in their willingness to stick with their friends in times of trouble and in their readiness to make sacrifices for others. Please fill and with Your Holy Spirit so the fruit of Faithfulness is evidenced in their relationships with You and with others. When they are tempted to be unfaithful, please remind them that You guard the course of the just and protect the way of the faithful (Proverbs 2:8). And now, looking to the future, I ask that You will be preparing and to become faithful mates for the people You will help them choose as a contentsParents prayer 2 Kids talk with God 3 Speak a blessing 4 Memory verses 4 Kick-off craft 5 Bible stories 6 Creative discipline 9 Hands-on options 10In the schoolyard, friendships can be made and betrayed on a whim and the hurt can be lasting.

3 Help your children be faithful friends, and kids you can depend on on for suggestions that motivate kids to be someone who: is confident God will never withdraw His love or break His promises is a loyal, supportive friend can be trusted to fulfil promises and commitments puts the welfare of others ahead of their own addition, this lesson helps address gossiping, betraying confidences and excluding others. 2012 Focus on the Family (Canada) Association. All rights | Kids of IntegrityFaithfulnessFor our family, I pray that we will be loyal to one another and that our friendships will be characterized by sacrificial love. You promise to be faithful to those who are faithful (2 Samuel 22:26). I ask that You will find us faithful in all things. As David prayed for Israel and his son, Solomon, I pray for our family, .. keep this desire in the hearts of Your people forever, and keep [our] hearts loyal to You. And give [us] wholehearted devotion to keep Your commands, requirements and decrees.

4 (1 Chronicles 29:18-19). May the fruit of Your Holy Spirit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, Faithfulness , gentleness and self-control be evidenced in our family so that others will know we belong to You (Galatians 5:22-23). prayer for parentsRead and pray through one or more of the selected Scriptures under each heading. Focus on listening to God and allowing His Spirit to direct you as you focusBegin by letting God know how much you see and appreciate His Samuel 22:26-37 | Psalm 57:9-11 | Psalm 89:1-2,5-8 | Malachi 3:6-12 | 2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 Heart searchAcknowledge when and how you have been less than 11:3 | Isaiah 53:6 | Mark 8:38 | James 4:17 |1 John 1:8-9 GratitudeThank God for ways you have seen Faithfulness within your requestsAsk God to help you and your children to be faithful to Him and to each 2:7-8 | Proverbs 3:3-6 | Micah 6:8 | John 14:15-21 | 1 Corinthians 10:13 Kids talk with GodUse this section to help your children learn to reach out to God in all things.

5 The sample prayers all begin with Dear God, however, you may use any other names for God your children are comfortable with ( Jesus, Father God, Lord Jesus, Heavenly Father, Abba Father, Lord). If your children are ready to formulate their own original prayers, see the Bible verses provided under Scripture-guided prayer for children for prayersDear God, I want to be a friend who loves at all times. Help me to be a loyal friend like Jonathan was to David. God, thank You that Your Faithfulness reaches to the skies. God, a true friend is willing to make sacrifices or give things up for their friends. Please help me to be that kind of friend. God, You are faithful. I have not been faithful today. Please forgive me and help me to have Your love and Faithfulness in my heart. of a friend who is going through a hard time. Help your child to be a faithful friend by praying for the friend in need. Have your child ask God to show him/her how she can encourage this friend.

6 Sample below:Dear God, my friend is having a hard time with . Can You please show me how I can encourage him/her? prayer for childrenRead though one of the selected scriptures under each heading and help your children pray based on the verse you read. Encourage them to listen to God and allow His Spirit to guide them as they focusBegin by letting God know how much you appreciate His 32:4 | Psalm 33:4 | Psalm 145:13 2012 Focus on the Family (Canada) Association. All rights | Kids of IntegrityFaithfulnessHeart searchAcknowledge when and how you have been Corinthians 13:4,7 | James 4:17 | 1 John 1:8-9 GratitudeThank God for ways you and your family members have been requestsAsk God to help you, your siblings and parents be faithful to God and to each 3:3-4 | John 15:12-13 | 1 Corinthians 10:13 Speak a blessingYour affirmation will give tremendous encouragement to your children as they strive to grow in the area of Faithfulness . Use this section as a reminder to speak a blessing when you see this godly characteristic in your son or daughter.

7 What a faithful friend/brother/sister you are, ! You are a faithful son/daughter, . Thank you for choosing to . Faithfulness is such an important character quality. I am glad that you are faithful, . We are proud of you, , for being versesMemorizing Scripture with your children helps God s Spirit bring about lasting change. Choose a verse your children can learn in a pre-determined period of time and aim to review the verse at least once every 32:4 He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He. Psalm 18:25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful .. Psalm 31:23 Love the Lord, all His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud He pays back in full. Psalm 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. Psalm 57:10 For great is Your love, reaching to the heavens; Your Faithfulness reaches to the skies. Psalm 89:2 I will declare that Your love stands firm forever, that You established Your Faithfulness in heaven itself.

8 Psalm 89:8 O Lord God Almighty, who is like You? You are mighty, O Lord, and Your Faithfulness surrounds You. Psalm 101:6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with Me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to Me. Psalm 145:13 .. The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. Proverbs 2:8 .. for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones. Proverbs 3:3-4 Let love and Faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Proverbs 11:13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret. Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard. Proverbs 14:14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his.

9 Proverbs 14:22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and Faithfulness . 2012 Focus on the Family (Canada) Association. All rights | Kids of IntegrityFaithfulnessProverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times .. Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 19:22 What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. Proverbs 25:19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble. Proverbs 20:6 Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will be richly blessed .. John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust, must prove faithful.

10 1 Corinthians 13:7 [Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, Faithfulness , gentleness and self-control.. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Kick-off craftThe craft suggested here will help remind your children to practice being faithful to others and is based on Proverbs 3:3-4: Let love and Faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Friendship necklacesDirections Purchase letter beads and make a necklace that says Faithfulness or love. You can also buy beads depicting fruit to emphasize that love and Faithfulness are both Fruits of the Spirit. Have each child refer to their necklace as their friendship necklace, so it serves as a reminder to be a faithful a child does not wear necklaces, he/she can make the necklace for a faithful friend, grandparent or one of his/her stuffed animals (who is a faithful friend to him/her).