Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: 2 small bottles, different colors of craft sand
Preparation: None
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Depending on God involves weaving God into our whole life!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the kids the little bottle. Grab the craft sand and tell the kids that most people live their lives in sections. They have time where they go to church and spend time with God and have a group of friends at church (pour a little bit of color into the bottle). Then they have a time where they go to work or school and have those friends and coworkers (pour a different color). Then they spend time with their family (pour another color). Then they try to do things to fill up their time like sports, tv, video games (add another color). Then its Sunday again so they go to church (start the color process over). When people do this it creates a segmented life, and most people only depend on God when they need something.
Explanation: The goal of our lives isn’t to have this segmented, compartmentalized life. If we truly want to depend on God, then we need to weave that relationship into everything we do. Much like how you depend on your parents right now for food, water, home, clothes, protection, and basically everything you do, God wants us to give Him everything in our lives. Pour the one bottle into the other, this will mix all the colors together. Dependance is all about weaving God into our everyday life and into every moment of our life. It is a realization that God is there with us in every moment, and walking in that knowledge confidently.
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