This resource is designed to allow your family to have time in God’s Word BEFORE your children attend church. Because God’s plan is for parents to be the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith, we want YOU to be the one to introduce this part of The Big God Story to them.

Blessing

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For more information about blessing your child see the Blessing section in HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource.

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For additional support in spiritual parenting and to learn more about creating transforming environments in your home, be sure to pick up HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource from your church or download at HomeFrontMag.com. You can also access the HomeFront app for your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

After reading Scripture, discuss the following together:

Remember Verse for the environment of

God Is Just

Part of The Big God Story

Younger Kids

Older Kids

2.12

The Book of HabakkukGod tells Habakkuk that He will use the wicked Babylonians to judge Israel. God also tells him that the Babylonians will be judged, as will all nations and people. God encourages Habakkuk to live a righteous and just life.

• HabakkukwasaprophetofGod.

• HabakkukwasastoundedtohearthatGodplannedtouseawickednationtojudgetheIsraelites,thechosenpeopleofGod.

• GodreassuredHabakkukthatBabylonwouldalsobejudgedjustasallnationsandpeoplewillbejudged.

• AfterhearingofGod’splans,HabakkukwasinaweofHimandprayedforHismercy.

•WhatwereHabakkuk’scomplaintstoGod?

•Haveyoueverfeltlikeyoudidn’tunderstand

whyGodallowedsomething“unfair”tohappen?

•HowcanweknowwebelongtoGod?

Youngchildrenoftenhaveaverystrongsenseofjusticeandtendtogetveryemotionalwhentheyfeeltheyhavebeenwronged.BesympatheticandremindyourchildthathebelongstoGod,whohashisbestinmind.

Discusswithyourchildtheinjusticessheseesintheworldaroundher.Whatareasmoveher?Encourageherandhelpherthinkofsomewaysshecanbealightinthosedarkareas.WorkalongsideherasshefindsheridentityinChrist.

date:

Just for FunTalkwithyourkidsaboutthingstheyfeelare

unjustorunfair.Helpthemtounderstandthat

Godisfairandjust.Althoughthingsaren’t

alwaysjustandfairhereonearth,Godwill

makeallthingsrightandnew.Remindyour

kidsweliveinabrokenworld.Talkabouthow

Godmightuseyourfamilytohelpchangesome

thingsthatfeelbroken.ReadHabakkuk 3.

SharethateventhoughGod’splansinvolvingthe

BabylonianssurprisedHabakkuk,hestilltrusted

God.HabakkukknewGodwasjustandincontrol.

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A blessing to pray over your child:

“(Child’sname), may you be blessed with a pure heart so that you may always see God. May you always show mercy to others, remembering that you have first received mercy from God.”

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! ( 1 John 3:1)

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