Faith can feel like a big word for little hearts, but the Bible describes it in ways kids can grasp: trusting God, believing without seeing, and knowing He is with us. Here are four short verses about faith, straight from the World English Bible, that you can read and talk about together.
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1. Trusting God With All Your Heart
"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5)
Talk about it: What is something you're trusting God to help you with?
2. What Faith Really Is
"Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1)
Talk about it: Can you name something you believe in even though you can't see it?
3. Believing When You Ask
"Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them." (Mark 11:24)
Talk about it: What is something you'd like to pray about together this week?
4. Faith as Small as a Seed
"He said to them, 'Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.'" (Matthew 17:20)
Talk about it: Why do you think even a tiny bit of faith can matter so much?
Read a story about faith together
Santiago Trusts God's Plan
Lesson: Faith and trust
Santiago Trusts God's Plan is built around the lesson of faith and trust, a warm follow-up story after talking through these verses.
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