Manipulation: any attempt to sway someone’s emotions to get them to act or feel a certain way.
Willfulness: having or showing a stubborn or determined intention to do as one wants regardless of the consequences of effects.
Read 1 Chron 10:13- Saul dies because instead of waiting on Yah. In his willfulness, he sins and seeks a medium for guidance(to get his way)
Read 1 Sam 15:23- Yah rejected him because rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft
Rebellion= Willfulness
Read or Summarize the story of jezebel– she used manipulation and willfulness to get what she wanted through Ahab. She played like she was submissive but a puppetmaster stirring the direction over her head Ahab
Overview for children
State the times on how children use manipulation
Explain the importance of why it’s wrong and why it goes against Yah
Ask them in what ways they can avoid being Manipulative/willfull.
Explain to them how they can really avoid it: subjecting themselves to the order of Yah, how children should seek to please the most high by their subjection to their parents—not formulating their own will and desire.
Activity: Scenario with toys
Use your children’s toys to play out these scenarios. Then explain the wrong way to respond and the right way to respond.
You ask your child to go do their chores. Child wines, pout, or stomp away because they don’t want to do it. Or wants to do it on their time.
You ask your child to wait until after dinner to get their dessert. Child repeats themselves on getting a dessert after you said what you were going to do.
The child tries to bribe you to do something in exchange for doing what they asked you to do.
Overall: A child needs to know that trying to get their will by using their expressions, emotions, and words is manipulation. It’s not having a heart of obedience nor is it pleasing to the Yah because it reflects on how you treat him.
Word of the day: Thoughts– an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.
Say: Some thoughts that come into our minds are not all good and are not our own. We must cancel out any thoughts doesn’t agree with what Yah agrees with
Read 2 Corinthians 10:5
Explain what this scripture means and why it’s important to do so
Overview for children
Question: what are some good and bad thoughts you’ve thought about
Question: What are some ways you can deal with those bad thoughts
Make some suggestions to how a child can handle their thoughts
Word of the day: Desire– A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
Ask your children what examples they can tell you of what desire looks like( you can present an example as well)
Read Galatians 5:22-23
Explain what each fruit of the spirit means and ask the child the question about what it looks like as well
Read Galatians 5:19
Explain what each fruit of the flesh means and ask the child the question about what it looks like as well
Overview for children
Explain why you need to have the desire to walk in the fruit of the spirit. If you don’t hate what is evil and cling to what is good it’s going to be hard to walk in it.
Strive everyday to have a desire to do what is right
Activity: Fruit of Spirit
You will need:
-Construction paper
-Playdoh
-Scissors
-Pencil or pen
-Glue
-Playdoh knife
Pencil, Glue, Construction Paper, Playdoh, Playdoh KnifeWriting the title on paper. It will be the base of the fruits.Draw fruit to cut out and paste on white paper.Label each fruit with the fruit of the spirit.Place the playdoh on the cut-outs to make the fruit.