If we ask kids today, “If you could have one wish, what would it be,” what kind of answers would we get?
When God asked Solomon the same question in a dream, Solomon’s answer was wisdom. Really, wisdom? Not money, fame, fortune, popularity, the latest/greatest technology – wisdom. God was impressed with Solomon’s wish and not only gave him wisdom, He promised him all the other things, too, IF Solomon obeyed God’s commands.
*Try the following this week with your kids…
Brainstorm situations where they will need to make a choice (lost lunch money, need to do book report but friend wants you to go to ballgame, friends want you to watch a movie your parents have prohibited, teacher leaves the room and tells class to finish assignment, you get $25 for your birthday, you have three hours of free time, etc).
For each situation, ask two questions:
What would be the wise thing to do? Wisdom is defined as not only knowing the right way, but also choosing to follow it.
Why is it the wise thing to do?
It is important to know the wise thing and do it, but we also must link the “why” we choose the wise thing to God’s word.
Proverbs tells us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If we recognize that God is greater than we are and understand that He is in control, we can then learn to respect Him and what He asks us to do. By doing this, we learn to know and do the right things in life.
* - Activity taken from Splink e-Newsletter, 11/4/2012
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