Distracted Kids? God Speaks in Unexpected Ways for toddlers, kindergarteners, and primary age kids.

Hey boys and girls and welcome back to Graceville where God's love is everywhere. It's me. Pastor Anastasia and I'm so super duper excited that you've joined me today as we learn more about our best friend Jesus. Today's special feature comes to us from right here in the United States where my friend Aaliyah has prepared a beautiful song just for us. Let's listen in. Thanks Aaliyah that was amazing. Boys and girls remember if you want to share your gifts and talents with Jesus please ask your parents or guardians to inbox me and I'd be happy to share it with our friends. Well you know that sound. It's nature time and I'm excited because we're going on another adventure with Rangers Day and I'm so excited because you know how it is with him. You never know who or what we'll be learning about today. So if you want to have more fun with us learning more about God's amazing creation you just have to come along with us. Hi everyone my name is Ranger Day your favorite wildlife ranger and today we're heading into Central America's forest to see the glass frog. The glass frog is very small. It is bright green like a leaf. The glass frog lives in trees near rivers and streams. Glass frogs are nocturnal. That means they are up at night when it comes out to eat bugs like flies and crickets. The glass frog is special because its body is transparent. That means see through. Their transparency acts as a camouflage against leaves. When resting they hide wet blood cells in their liver making them even more transparent. They can also jump over and see. God made the glass frog this way to help it hide from predators. When the mommy glass frog lays eggs she puts them on leaves over the water. The daddy frog stays nearby to protect the eggs until they hatch. The Bible says people look at the outside but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16 verse 7. The glass frog reminds us that God sees our hearts. He sees our thoughts, our choices and how we treat others. So we should choose kindness and have hearts that please God. Thank you for listening. See you next time. Bye. Now that was exciting and I can't wait to find out what Taraj has been up to this week. I just know we're gonna have a great time together. So let's go. Uh hi Pastor Anastasia. Um Taraj you sound a little bit distracted. What are you doing? I'm almost at the next level of my game and I didn't want to stop. So let me get this right. Someone was talking to you but you were too busy playing to listen? Yeah I heard the talking but I didn't really pay attention. You know when we're distracted we can miss out on a lot of important stuff. Especially if the distraction is so loud that we can't even hear the voice of God speaking. Wait a minute that reminds me of our theme for this week which simply says God speaks in unexpected ways. Let me hear my friend say it. God speaks in unexpected ways. And our memory verse is found in Luke 11 28 and it simply says blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it. Let me hear my friend Aviatar say it. Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it. Luke chapter 11 verse 28. Great job everyone. Pastor Anastasia what does that have to do with me playing a game? Great question Taraj. That actually reminds me of the story of a man in the bible who was so busy doing his own thing that he didn't even pay attention to God trying to warn him through an animal. One day Balaam was riding his donkey on his way to curse God's people even though it was clearly not what God wanted. But Balaam wasn't listening. God sent an angel to stop him but Balaam wasn't paying attention. He was too busy doing what he wanted to do. Thankfully his donkey saw an angel standing there with a sword and stopped moving forward. Balaam got angry and actually hit the donkey. Then something amazing happened. God made the donkey talk. Why are you hitting me? The donkey asked. Suddenly Balaam stopped. He listened and he realized God had been protecting him all along. God spoke in a very unexpected way through a donkey to save Balaam's life. It was a miracle. Wow so Balaam was so focused on his own plan that he missed what God was trying to tell him. Kind of like when I was playing my game. Exactly Taraj. God speaks through his word, people and sometimes in unexpected ways as Balaam discovered. If we're too busy distracted with all the things around us we'll miss what God is saying to us. So remember pay attention, listen because God is still speaking. Boys and girls if you want to see more videos from Graceville please ask your parents to like or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Hit like at the bottom of the page. Wait before you go. Make sure to hit the like button and subscribe.