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Streams in the Desert

Streams in the Desert for Kids -You Are Worth More than Flowers

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Matthew 6:30–33, The Message

Have you ever wandered deep into the woods and found a beautiful flower blooming there? Ever wondered who, besides you, will ever see that beautiful flower? Jesus talked about that. He said that God gives a flower so much beauty and detail and then he may put it in a place where no one ever sees it. Why? It is because God makes everything perfect whether or not anyone notices. Everything he makes has a purpose. You have a purpose. And he didn’t make any mistakes when he made you. Even if you sometimes feel like you are hidden in the woods where no one notices you, God has a purpose for your life.

Because you are his child, God will take care of all your needs. Jesus told the people of his time to stop worrying about everything. He told them that God knew they needed certain things to live. He said that if God dressed the flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, God will certainly take care of his children—that includes you—who are much more important to him than flowers.

If you can understand that God loves you and wants to take care of you, life will be a lot easier. God knows what you need. God knows what your family needs. Count on the fact that God knows, and trust him.

Dear Lord, I know you love me and that you care about my needs. Help me to trust you to take care of me and my family. Amen.

Presidential Prayer Team

Presidential Prayer Team; A.W. – Bloom Where You’re Planted

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A little girl playing in a garden noticed a beautiful flower planted in a rough soil patch. “A flower this pretty shouldn’t be in such messy dirt,” she thought. She pulled the flower up by its roots and washed it, but the flower wilted and died. The gardener, upset by what happened, asked her why. She replied she didn’t like the flower in the dirt, to which the gardener explained it needed to be in that “dirty” soil so it could grow into one of his finest flowers.

In whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.

I Corinthians 7:24

In today’s verse, Paul was addressing the church at Corinth. Because Christianity seemed revolutionary at the time, some were ready to change or abandon their current situations. Paul reminded them to remain where God had placed them and to live for Jesus there.

Today, Christians are called to do the same. Happiness and success don’t depend on who you are in the world, but on who you are in Christ. Don’t imagine if you were in a different situation it would be easier to follow God. Instead, seek to exhibit your faith in your everyday calling. Pray, too, for America’s leaders who know Christ as Lord to remain firm in their faith in God.

Recommended Reading: I Timothy 6:3-12