PACT for the 3rd week of February

You Are Unique   Items needed: pencils, white paper or card stock   Make a set of fingerprints. (from www.humanhand.com/fingerprints.html).   Step 1: Use a pencil to scribble a dark section on a piece of paper. Step 2: Rub one fingertip across the section of paper. Step 3: Stick a piece of clear tape onto the darkened finger. (Packing tape works very well, but any clear tape will do.) Step 4: Carefully remove the tape from the fingertip, and stick the tape onto a piece of white paper or card stock.   Every person has a unique set of fingerprints.   What does unique mean? (Different, only one, etc.)    No one in the whole world has the same fingerprints as you (even identical twins have small differences that make their prints unique). Just as our fingerprints are unique, God has a unique purpose for each person. What an honor that the eternal God created each of us with a special purpose! Even before Samson was born, God had a purpose for him. We will be happiest when we accept and live out God's purpose.              A Special Purpose  Choose an activity your family can do together (make a meal, organize the playroom, do an art project, make a dessert, etc.) Break the activity down into different roles or steps. For example: If you choose to organize the playroom, the different roles could be: put the books on the shelf, pick up toys and place them in the right bin, gather and organize the art supplies, make labels for the bins, etc.   Set the timer and give everyone a chance to fulfill their role. When finished, ask:   What would have happened if you hadn't done your part or job? (It would have been left undone; it would still be messy, etc.)    Each person had a specific job or purpose to do. We all need to do the job given us. God has a special purpose for each one. It is up to us to fulfill the job He gives us to do.     Becoming Stronger   Lead your kids in some exercises: running in place, jumping jacks, touching toes, stretching, sit-ups, knee raises, and kicking.     How do you get stronger? (Eating good food, exercising, etc.)   As a baby, you were weak and helpless. You couldn’t even roll over by yourself. But as you ate, you began to grow stronger. First, you crawled, then you walked (falling down a lot at first) and soon you could run and jump. Exercising your muscles made you stronger and able to do things you couldn’t do before.   What would happen if you laid on the couch all day, every day? (You would get weaker, your muscles would go down, etc)   How can you get stronger in the Lord? (Depend on Him for strength, read the Bible, pray, believe God, serve Him, give, tell others, obey, etc.)   The more you do each of these, the stronger you will become. God will help you to be stronger inside to make right choices and do what pleases Him. It takes more than doing them once a year or even once a month. Just as you need to physically exercise daily, you need to do these things often to build strong spiritual muscles.     Review the Bible verse, Ephesians 6:10b. Say it at least once a day, maybe at the same meal each day. On this journey with youm Pastor Beau