No Room for God

Think about what takes up a lot of their time, attention, and money - for example, TV, video or computer games, soccer practice, or playing with friends. Write them down in your notebook.

Use a red permanent marker to draw several large hearts on a disposable cup, and place the cup on the tray. Fill the cup wit water.

This cup is like an empty heart. Let’s fill this heart with God. Pour water into the cup and say, “God deserves first place in my heart because…” Then tell your parent, something about who God is. For example, as I pour my water in, I’ll say, “God deserves first place in my heart because He is my creator.”

Check out the following passages for more of God’s qualities: Psalm 104:24 and Proverbs 3:19.

Our hearts are full of the goodness of God, but sometimes other things try to crowd into our hearts.

Add little things, eg. pebbles or sand into the cup. The water will over-flow.

• What happened to the water? Why?

• How is this like what happens in our own hearts with God?

• How can we keep our hearts full of God so he has first place?

Say: God’s second commandment is “You shall not make any idols.” Sometimes things we love become like idols, crowding God out. But God wants and deserves first place in your life.