Making Excuses

When we were tabbing these Bibles during VBS with the kids that were attending, we had the opportunity to ask them about the tabs that they thought they would need the most!  It was quite entertaining to hear which ones they thought and WHY!  One of my favorite conversations I had was with a girl who, when asked which one she struggled with the most was, got humongous eyes and said Making Excuses.  She was very straightforward and said that she makes excuses for everything.  She knew that is something that she struggled with desperately and as soon as she saw those words, she felt that tug of conviction.  I could see that she was truly aware of this area of sin in her life and she was so excited to have verses that taught her why it was a sin and that God offers grace to overcome it.  "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."  Proverbs 28:13  God is an understanding Father!  He knows we sin and wants so desperately for us to confess and renounce them so he can pour His mercy all over us.  Try this tonight with your child or just yourself.  Ask them what they have been struggling with.  Read over the verses in that section and you will see them just glow with excitement to know that there is mercy for them if they CONFESS and RENOUNCE them!  What a wonderful feeling to know that you are forgiven when you ask and that there are verses that can remember that will help prevent you from falling into that sin again.  Pick out your child's favorite verse and write it down for them.  Go over it and over it until they remember it and tuck it into their heart.  The more we pour and help them remember God's words, the more they will remember and lean on those words!