Introduction:
- Say Prayer
- Say 10 commandments
- Share what you’re grateful for
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.
~ Until next time
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