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Trusting God's Timing

Sarah Laughs

Day 50of 180
Week 10of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God keeps His promises

2

Learn that waiting is part of God's plan

3

Develop simple trust in God's timing

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 18:14

“Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes around, and Sarah will have a son.”

— Genesis 18:14 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's ability to do impossible things in His perfect timing

📦 Materials Needed

  • Baby doll
  • Timer or clock
  • Happy face stickers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about God doing impossible things

💭 Review Question: Remember how God promised Sarah a baby even though she was very old?
2Teaching (5 min)

BibleMouse lesson about waiting and trusting God's promises

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God always keeps His promises
  • Sometimes we have to wait patiently
  • God's timing is perfect
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to wait for?
  • How can we be patient when waiting?
3Activity: Waiting Game (6 min)
application

Practice waiting and trusting with a fun timer activity

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set a small timer for 30 seconds
  2. Child must wait quietly until timer goes off
  3. Reward with a happy face sticker for good waiting
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use visual countdown or shorter time

Challenge: Gradually increase waiting time

4Closing (3 min)

Recap lesson about God's promises

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who always keeps His promises?
  • Is anything too hard for God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help me trust You and be patient

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Isaac's special birth

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trust Walk: Parent guides child with eyes closed, showing how trusting helps us move forward

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sarah waited 90 years for her promised baby, showing God's perfect timing

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive language about waiting
  • Model patience in your own actions
  • Validate child's feelings about waiting
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children find waiting challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing understanding of waiting and trust

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about waiting
  • Sing 'God's Timing is Perfect' from BibleMouse Song Collection

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