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Singing When Sad

David Worships God

Day 83of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that it's okay to tell God about sad feelings

2

Learn how David expressed his emotions to God through psalms

3

Recognize that God listens when we are honest with Him

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 13:1-6

“How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart day after day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me? Look, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death; lest my enemy say, 'I have prevailed against him;' lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.”

— Psalm 13:1-6 (WEB)

David shows how to bring honest feelings to God, even feelings of sadness or fear

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Paper
  • Crayons
  • Toy musical instrument (optional)
  • BibleMouse Printables Library emotion face worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember how David loved to sing to God! Yesterday we learned about happy songs, and today we'll learn about songs when David felt sad.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember a time when you felt sad and wanted to talk to someone?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover that it's okay to tell God when we feel sad or scared. David wrote beautiful psalms that show God understands our feelings.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • David was honest with God about his feelings
  • God wants to hear about our sad times
  • Singing or praying can help us feel better
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes you feel sad sometimes?
  • Who can you talk to when you feel sad?
3Activity: Feelings Picture Prayer (10 min)
discussion

Draw a picture of a time you felt sad, then talk to God about it

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of paper
  2. Draw a picture of a time you felt sad
  3. Talk to God about your picture
  4. Optional: Share with a parent if you want
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw or write feelings

Challenge: Write a short prayer about the picture

4Closing (3 min)

Remember, God loves to hear from you - even when you're sad!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did David do when he felt sad?
  • Can we talk to God about our feelings?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for listening when we feel sad. Help us remember you love us always.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Psalm 23 - David's special song about God being a good shepherd!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 23:1-3

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.”

— Psalm 23:1-3 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sheep Hop: Children hop forward for each word, making sheep sounds

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Psalm 13 shows raw, honest emotion that demonstrates it's safe to bring ALL feelings to God

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with emotional processing
  • Validate child's feelings
  • Model talking to God about emotions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children often struggle to articulate complex emotions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's willingness to share feelings, attempts to connect with God

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a simple psalm together
  • Listen to worship music about God's comfort
  • Act out David's feelings using puppets

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