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Jean Fischer
Read it! Draw it! Pray it! Do it! Write it! A Faith-Building Interactive Journal for Pre-Teen Girls
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Contents Imagine! ...................................... 7 Child of God ................................. 13 Wonderful, Amazing Me ....................... 19 Different and the Same ....................... 25 True Love ................................... 31 Good Mood, Bad Mood ........................ 37 Fitting In .................................... 43 This Way or That? ............................ 49 Talking with God ............................. 55 God’s Word .................................. 61 Praise God! .................................. 67 I Forgive You ................................. 73 It’s About Time! .............................. 79 Faith ........................................ 85 Perseverance ................................ 91 Heaven ...................................... 97 Boo! ....................................... 103 God’s Plan for Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Prince Charming ............................. 115 Everyone Messes Up .......................... 121 Kindness Is Contagious ...................... 127 At Your Service ............................. 133 Follow the Rules ............................. 139 You Have the Power! ......................... 145 Priorities .................................... 151 Helpers ..................................... 157 He’s All That (and More!) ..................... 163 Build Them Up .............................. 169 I Spy ....................................... 175 Tears in a Bottle .............................. 181 Everything Is Changing ...................... 187
Imagine!
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they are thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created by Him and for Him.
C olossians 1:16 skjv
God, the great Creator, made the earth and the universe. He made everything you can see with your eyes and invisible things you can only imagine. God made you to be like Him, to share some of His characteristics. He gave you the ability to think and to come up with great ideas. He gave you special skills and talents—things you are good at—so you can share your ideas with the world. Do you enjoy writing and drawing? Maybe you express your thoughts through music or dance. Are you good at crafts and making things? Every time you imagine something, plan something, and put those ideas to use, you are using God’s gift of creativity. Everything on earth was either created by God or by God’s people using their special talents and skills.
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Read it!
Dear God, thank You for giving me the ability to create things. I have so many good ideas. Help me to share them. Show me how to use the things I am good at to make my ideas come to life. . . .
9 Pray it!
Write it!
Write down some things you are good at. How many things can you list?
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Draw something God created in the sky and something He created on the earth.
Draw it!
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Do it!
Use your special skills and talents to create something. It could be a piece of art, a song or dance, a story, a play, something you bake, something you invent—anything at all! Bring one of your great ideas to life.
What have you learned about your own creativity? What did you learn from Colossians 1:16 ?
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Child of God
See what great love the Father has for us that He would call us His children. And that is what we are.
1 j ohn 3:1 nlv
God made you, and He loves you. Even before He created you, God planned your family. He gave you a mom and a dad, grandparents, and maybe some siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins. God gave you ancestors—a long line of relatives stretching as far back in history as you can imagine. God made you to be part of His family too. He says you are His precious child. God is the best and most amazing Father. You can count on Him to always have time for you, to love, help, guide, and protect you. Even when you are very old, God will think of you as His child, His special girl. As a child of God, you should do your best to obey Him and live in ways that please Him. But if you mess up sometimes, that’s okay. God understands, and He will always forgive you.
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Read it!
Dear heavenly Father, You are the best! I know I can count on You for help when I need it. You fill up my heart with Your love. You are always with me, holding my hand, guiding and protecting me. . . .
15 Pray it!
Write it!
What do you love most about your family?
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Imagine you are making a Father’s Day card for God, your heavenly Father. What would it look like?
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Draw it!
Do it!
Genealogy is the story of your family’s history. Many people enjoy studying their family lines as a hobby. They like finding out more about family members who lived long ago. Talk with your parents and grandparents about your family’s history. Ask them what it was like to be the age you are right now.
Who gets to be in God’s family?
What did you learn from 1 John 3:1 ?
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Wonderful, Amazing Me
For You made the parts inside me. You put me together inside my mother. I will give thanks to You, for the greatness of the way I was made. . . . Your works are great and my soul knows it very well.
P salm 139:13–14 nlv
God made you exactly the way He wanted you. You are His creation. Everything God makes is perfect in His sight and wonderful. When you look in the mirror, God wants you to see yourself as perfectly and wonderfully made. He made you beautiful inside and out, and He wants you to love yourself just the way you are. God made you so He could love and care for you. He wants you to love and care for yourself too. Treat yourself with loving-kindness. If you look in the mirror and have thoughts that your hair is a mess or that your face has too many freckles or that your teeth aren’t perfectly straight, turn your thinking around. Get in the habit of seeing yourself as the lovely, special girl God made you to be.
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Read it!
Dear God, I am so much more than what I see on the outside. You put a beautiful, caring heart inside me. You filled it up with special qualities that make me unique. I am loving, kind, funny, smart, creative, giving, and strong. . . .
21 Pray it!
Write it!
Write a love letter to yourself. Tell yourself why you are beautiful inside and out.
Dear Me,
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Draw yourself the way you think God sees you.
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Draw it!
Do it!
At the end of each day, write on a slip of paper something good about yourself. Put each note in a box or jar. Whenever you need to boost your self-confidence, pull out and read some of those notes to yourself and remember: you are beautiful inside and out!
What is the best thing about being you?
What did you learn from Psalm 139:13-14 ?
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Different and the Same
