Last night at Kids Quest Wednesday the elementary school age kids learned about trusting God. Together we talked about the story of Abraham trusting that God had a plan when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. We talked about how sometimes it is hard for us to trust God when we can't see God or when we don't know what the future holds.
One of the hardest times for me to trust God was about a year ago when my brother, Thomas, was in a tragic motorcycle accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury. Thomas had been in a coma for almost two weeks, and when Thomas woke up he couldn't talk, eat, walk, or do much of anything. I told the kids it was harder for me to trust God because I wanted my brother to get better so bad, but I didn't know if my brother would ever get better. During that time of uncertainty it was the kids at the church that reminded me to trust God. They were constantly praying for my brother and for me. Their unwavering faith in God helped me to remember that I needed to trust in God.
The kids were delighted last Spring as I would come to church each week with a good update about the progress Thomas was making in his recovery. They all had begged me to bring my brother to meet them. As I was getting ready for last night's lesson, I had wished that Thomas was still living in Georgia so he could come and talk to the kids about how he trusted God during his recovery. Luckily we have access to wonderful technology that made that possible. Thomas so graciously made a video of himself sending a message to the kids about how he can trust in God. Thomas told the kids that he trusted in God all throughout his recovery and because Thomas trusted God then, it's made his relationship with God stronger today. Below is the video Thomas made for the kids.
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