Seek God together
Ask your family: How’s your heart? Is it teachable? Is God able to get your attention?
Then explain: God loves us and wants to help us. But sometimes we don’t want to listen.
One way to train our hearts to listen to God is to… listen to God! We can spend time with Him and read the Bible and talk with Him. And sometimes it’s good to just be quiet before God. It allows us to put our minds on Him and listen to what the Holy Spirit wants to say our hearts.
Take a few minutes with your family and be quiet before God together. You can explain it like this:
“We’re going to be quiet for a few moments. While we are quiet, think about God. Ask God in your heart, “God, how do you want to shape me?” Maybe He will remind you of something He wants to help you change or something He wants you to do. Or maybe He wants to remind you of how much He loves you. Let’s be quiet.”
After a few moments, close in prayer by giving family members different parts to P.R.A.Y.
Praise: Oh God, thank you that You love us so much. Thank you for sending us reminders when we start to stray from You. Thank you for correcting us when we are going the wrong way.
Repent: Forgive us when we don’t listen to you. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for dying on the cross so we can have forgiveness.
Ask: Because You rose again, your power helps us every day. Please help us to have hearts that you can shape.
Yield: Lord, we give ourselves to You. Show us Your ways. Teach us to follow You. Amen.
End by reciting the memory verse together:
“Lord, show me your ways. Teach me how to follow you.” Psalm 25:4