i'm going to teach 7-12 year old kids about a verse in the bible.?

Question

From KJV Psalms 37:5 says: Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
How do i apply this to their life; any suggestions help. i need a visual example also

Answer 1

Sweetheart as a fellow youth leader I suggest you ask God to show you how to teach on this verse and pray that the Holy Spirit will teach your student the ways of the Lord.
Here on YA you will probably get more wrong answers than good ones.
Remember God said to instruct the child in HIS ways, not your ways....

God Bless you

Answer 2

Sooki,
I may not be remembering this well. I don't have my scriptures with me, but I was thinking that Psalms 37:1-5 was where David was teaching about prayer and faith. I think that v.5 is the action step after prayer that if you have faith and commit yourself to what you prayed about and trust in Him, he will make it happen.

I volunteer with an older group of kids, but if it were me with that verse...I'd probably talk about how when we do all that we can possibly do, pray and have faith that the Lord will do all that He can...He'll make up the difference. I'd probably do a visual with some sort of bread dough were the kids can knead it and watch it raise (even if they understand the science - it doesn't *look* like it should do that) and then have bread that they can eat at the end.

I'm winging it here. I hope that helps.

Answer 3

Most of the kids that age are worrying about friends or school. I think maybe if you apply it to one of situations you would get good results.
Perhaps you could relate this to an argument with a friend that they are having a tough time dealing with. They could pray to God for guidance (preferably before they go to bed, so they could forget the problem for the night and let the Lord handle it. Once you give your problem to the Lord, you have to let him take over. He cannot help you with a problem if you don't give it over to Him completely. This means completely take you hands off of the problem so He can deal with it. If you don't think about it anymore, the next day or two, an answer will come to you. But if you give it to Him and then continue to worry about it, He won't help you. He WILL help you if you trust in Him completely.
For a visual example, there is a beautiful painting of two children crossing a rickety old bridge in a storm and there is an angel watching over them. This could apply to all walks of Life.
Don't forget to give this worry to the Lord!!
Good luck and God bless.

Answer 4

Trust that they have the truth written within them. Demonstrating with an outside example may limit their imagination

Ask them what it means to them, what they would trust the Lord for, how, being connectected with God would make it turn out. Letting students teach me, I have found, is the beat way to teach, especially spiritual lessons.

Answer 5

You can tell them it is good to wake up each day and pray to the Lord, and even do a devotion, they have devotions for youths. To continually ask the Lord for HIS wisdom, and not their own. You can also give them Proverbs 3:5-6 to pray.

Answer 6

That's a bad choice of verses. You should tell them the one that says to trust in the lord rather than use their brain.

Answer 7

Since they are young people, why don't you apply in a way they understand. Meaning put yourself in your students' shoes. What do they see everyday that he/she needs God direction? How can one commit to God in such a young life?

Answer 8

You might also add the scripture Proverbs 16:3.

3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

PS 37:5 d Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

(d) Do not be led by your own wisdom, but obey God and he will finish his work in you.

PS 37:1 1, 2. The general sentiment of the whole Psalm is expressed. The righteous need not be vexed by the prosperity of the wicked; for it is transient, and their destiny undesirable.
PS 37:3 Trust--sure of safety.
shalt thou dwell--or, "dwell thou"; repose quietly.
verily . . . fed--or, "feed on truth," God's promise (Psalms 36:5; compare Hosea 12:1).
PS 37:4 desires--(Psalms 20:5, 21:2), what is lawful and right, really good (Psalms 84:11).
PS 37:5 Commit thy way--(Proverbs 16:3). Works--what you have to do and cannot set forth as a burden.
trust . . . in him--literally, "on Him." He will do what you cannot (compare Psalms 22:8, 31:6). He will not suffer your character to remain under suspicion.

v. 5, 6. (1.) The duty is very easy; and, if we do it aright, it will make us easy: Commit thy way unto the Lord; roll thy way upon the Lord (so the margin reads it), Prov. 16:3; Ps. 55:22. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, the burden of thy care, 1 Pt. 5:7. We must roll it off ourselves, so as not to afflict and perplex ourselves with thoughts about future events (Mt. 6:25), not to cumber and trouble ourselves either with the contrivance of the means or with expectation of the end, but refer it to God, leave it to him by his wise and good providence to order and dispose of all our concerns as he pleases. Retreat thy way unto the Lord (so the Septuagint), that is, "By prayer spread thy case, and all thy cares about it, before the Lord’’ (as Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh, Jdg. 11:11), "and then trust in him to bring it to a good issue, with a full satisfaction that all is well that God does.’’ We must do our duty (that must be our care) and then leave the event with God. Sit still, and see how the matter will fall, Ruth 3:18. We must follow Providence, and not force it, subscribe to Infinite Wisdom and not prescribe. (2.) The promise is very sweet. [1.] In general, "He shall bring that to pass, whatever it is, which thou hast committed to him, if not to thy contrivance, yet to thy content. He will find means to extricate thee out of thy straits, to prevent thy fears, and bring about thy purposes, to thy satisfaction.’’ [2.] In particular, "He will take care of thy reputation, and bring thee out of thy difficulties, not only with comfort, but with credit and honour: He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy judgment as the noon-day.’’

Answer 9

Read it, then in language a kid will be interested in and can understand write it on a pice of paper, and read

( did this once the LOVED it)

Answer 10

Turn it into a skit and have them act out the skit.