{"id":3385,"date":"2023-02-10T12:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=3385"},"modified":"2023-10-16T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:09:30","slug":"help-kids-build-identity-in-gods-big-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/help-kids-build-identity-in-gods-big-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can We Help Kids Build Identity in God&#8217;s Big Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Building Identity Overview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/796508533?h=2d02f9eeba&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The world has a lot to say to our kids about what identity is and who they are. We get the chance to tell them the truth. We have the opportunity to tell kids who they are in Jesus. They are known by God. They are loved by Jesus. They are led by the Holy Spirit. They are a wonder. And they are children of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We have the opportunity to tell kids who they are in Jesus.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE HEART OF WONDER INK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOD KNOWS ME.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>God, the Creator of all, knows me. He has always known me. He has had me in mind from the very beginning. He made me, and I am His masterpiece. He made me in His own image to do the amazing things He has prepared for me to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am KNOWN by the Creator and that means I BELONG. I get to be part of His family.<br>Psalm 139:13-14 NIrV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JESUS LOVES ME.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus\u2019 perfect life, death, resurrection, and promised return are God\u2019s love story. Jesus came to fulfill God\u2019s promises to His children. Through Jesus, I have salvation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus loves me no matter what. His love for me has no beginning and no end, and I get to love Him back. Jesus is God\u2019s love in person. God\u2019s love is big and generous, and it is for me! Jesus is the way to God\u2019s love. Choosing to follow Jesus means choosing God\u2019s love and God\u2019s way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am LOVED by Jesus, and I get to share His LOVE too.<br>John 13:34, 35 NIrV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS ME.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>God gives me the gift of His Holy Spirit when I choose to live for Jesus. The Holy Spirit invites me to live in God\u2019s Kingdom\u2014now and not yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I accept Jesus as my Savior, I receive the Holy Spirit as a gift, and He lives inside me. When I let the Holy Spirit lead, He strengthens me, and I grow in belief. As I learn that God\u2019s way is the best way, my faith grows too. The Holy Spirit helps me be more like Jesus\u2014the me I was made to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I am LED by the Holy Spirit, I can FOLLOW Him.<br>Romans 8:14, 15a NIrV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I AM A CHILD OF GOD.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s amazing story changes my own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because God knows me, Jesus loves me, and the Holy Spirit leads me, I get to be a wonder-filled reflection of God to the world. I get to know who I truly am and who I was made to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible tells me that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, knit together by a loving God<br>who knows all about me and loves every inch of me. He delights in me, and I will celebrate<br>His wonder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a WONDER. 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