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Mo se s to l d Go d, “ I am slow of speech and tongue” ( Ex odus 4:10); Mo se s was af rai d to talk in fron t of lots of people! Bu t God said to Mo se s, “ Wh o ga ve man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Wh o gives h im s ight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will h elp y ou speak and w ill teach y ou w hat to say ” (E xod u s 4:11). Go d wante d Mo se s to kn ow th at w h at felt too big for M oses, w asn ’t to o bi g f o r Go d. H elp yo u r l ittle o n e ( s ) m e m o r i z e E xo d us 4 : 11 thi s mo nth.
Mem o r y V e rs e : E xod us 4: 11 “The n the L o rd s a id t o h i m, “ Wh o ma d e man ’s m ou t h ? An d wh o m ake s hi m d e a f o r n o t a b l e t o sp e a k ? O r w h o gives a m a n s igh t or m ake s hi m b l i nd ? I t i s I , t h e L o r d . ” Wha t can w e d o to d e v e l o p a C hr i s t - c e nt e r ed se l f -c o nf i de nc e i n ou r c h i ld r en ? As o u r c hi l d r e n g r o w, t he r e wil l be o ppo rtuni ti e s f o r ou tside i n f lu e n ce s t o s ha p e t he i r s e l f - p e r c e pti o n. T he i r natural d esir e f o r p r aise tra i ns t he m t o s e e t he m s e lve s thro ugh o the rs’ eyes. Th e p r o b lem wi t h t hi s i s t ha t o t he r s ’ i m age s o f the m wo n’ t alwa y s b e p o sitiv e o r c o ns i s t e nt . A s a r e s ul t , the y wo n’ t de ve l o p a Chr ist- cen ter e d se l f - c o nf i d e nc e . H o w wo nd erf ul wo ul d i t be i f o ur ch ild r en ’ s co n fid en c e wa s s t e a d f a s t a nd s e t i n the L o rd?
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Mo se s we nt bac k to Egy pt an d said to Ph araoh , “This is w hat the L ord , t h e G od of Is r ael, say s: ‘Let my people go’ ” ( Ex odus 5:1) . Mo se s we nt o n to l ead over 2 million of God’s people ou t of slavery wi th the c o nf i de nc e th at God gave h im! T he B i bl e te ac he s u s th rou gh th e story of M oses th at w h en w e feel shy, sc are d o r e mba rrassed, it is becau se w e are forgettin g w h o gi ve s us o ur stre ngt h . W e can feel con fiden t an d stan d tall becau se Go d gi ve s us o ur stren gth . As k you r lit t le on e(s) : Wh at part of Mos es ’ s tory s h ou ld we try to remember w hen w e are feelin g n ervou s or s h y? D id G o d help M o ses s tan d u p to Ph araoh ? Whe n yo u want to ask God to give y ou con fiden ce, pray th is l i ttl e praye r. L e t’ s pray it togeth er n ow ! (Help y ou r little on e(s) re me mbe r thi s pray er by creatin g h an d motion s togeth er.)
The b o o k o f Ex o d u s t e l l s a s t o r y a b o ut a n I srae l i te name d Mo se s. When M o ses w as a b a b y , he wa s r e s c ue d f r o m the ri ve r by Ph ar ao h ’ s d au gh te r . H e wa s r a i s e d i n P ha r a o h’ s ho use and l e arne d a lot a b o u t h o w the E g y p t i a ns l i v e d . W he n Mo se s gre w up, he ran away fr o m h o me to t he l a nd o f Mi d i a n.
Lets P ra y
O n e day, w h en M o s e s wa s i n t he wi l d e r ne s s c ari ng f o r hi s she e p, God s p o k e to h im: “ I a m se n d i n g yo u t o P h ara oh t o brin g m y pe opl e the Is ra e l i t e s o u t o f E g yp t ” (E x o d u s 3:10). Go d kne w that asking M o se s to st a nd up t o P ha r a o h wa s a ve ry sc ary thi ng to do , so Go d sh o w ed M o s e s ho w H e wo ul d he l p hi m. He turne d Mo se s’ staff i n to a sn ak e a nd he a l e d Mo s e s ’ l e p r o s y to sho w Mo se s that H e wa s p o w er f u l a nd wo ul d b e t he r e wi t h hi m. Eve n af te r the se mir a cles, M o se s w a s s t i l l a f r a i d .
Whe n I c an’ t f i nd my w ay , h elp me to see.
It is e asy to f ee l sc a r e d l i k e Mo s e s whe n we do n’ t f e e l c o nf i de nt i n ou r a b ilities. We so m e t i m e s f o r g e t t ha t G o d i s the o ne who gi ve s u s our str e n gth . W e d o n’ t ha v e t o f e e l s hy or sc are d be c ause Go d i s alwa y s w i th u s! A s k yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s) : D o y ou som e t i m e s f e el shy o r scared w hen y o u are a s k e d t o d o som e t h i n g b ol d , l i ke Mos es?
“ D e ar Je sus, Whe n I c an’ t f i nd my w ords, h elp me to speak. Whe n I c an’ t f i nd my stren gth , h elp me to lean on Y ou . In Je sus’ Name , Amen ”