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Hard or Easy?
Play the hard or easy game. Each person has to think of something one does and the others have to decide if this is hard or easy to do.
For example:
Is it hard or easy to make a cake?
Is it hard or easy to eat ice cream?
Is it hard or easy to open Christmas gifts?
Is it hard or easy to clean the bathroom?
Is it hard or easy to do math homework?
Is it hard or easy to obey your mom?
Was it hard for Jesus to die on the cross?
Jesus did the hardest thing EVER when He died on the cross. Even though it was HARD for Him to take on man's sin and die, He submitted to God's will. Why did He say yes to God's plan? He knew His Father's plan was best and it was the only way for us to be in heaven with Him.
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Good Time for New Habits
This is a good time to start new habits. Teach your children to submit (another word for obey) to your family's rules by giving them a chart to mark their progress and make a habit.
For example: First, give them guidelines. Put toothpaste on the brush. Brush while you hum "Mary had a little lamb" or brush up and down, etc. Put your toothbrush in the holder. Then praise them when they do what they are told. Finally, put a sticker on a chart.
Ask:
What might happen if you don't obey and brush your teeth? What if you just pretended to do it every night? (Eventually, you would get cavities and your teeth would hurt, etc.)
Why is it important to obey Mom and Dad's rules? (They want what is best for me; they want to take care of me, etc.)
Learning to submit to or obey one's parents is the first step to obeying God. Actually, when you obey Mom and Dad you are obeying God.
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"I Obeyed, right away!"
Like all of us, we need to be reminded to obey. Buy some stickers (address labels, name tags, anything that can be written on) and write "I obeyed, right away!" on each one. When your children promptly obey, run to them and put a sticker on them. Smile and praise them.
Even though Jesus was God, He submitted to or obeyed His earthly parents and His heavenly Father.
