This year we wanted to make sure that our December MOPS focused on the reason for the season...Jesus! As always, we have to start things right with a wonderful selection of homemade casseroles and treats. These ladies sure know how to cook!!! While we ate, the Mentor Moms shared some of their favorite Christmas traditions. From sugar cookies to stockings, they gave us great ideas that we can use with our own families.
Once everyone enjoyed the food and good conversation, we started off with a fun festive game to get everyone laughing. Each table contributed a pair of ladies to participate. In front of them sat a box, wrapping paper, tape and scissors. Each team had to see who could wrap the gift the fastest using only one hand each. It sure was entertaining to see these ladies get creative and show they really know how to work together to get the job done.
Next we welcomed Cassie Lusker as our guest speaker. She gave us great tips to Make Christmas add up to Jesus. Here are some of the great words of wisdom on how we can spend time with God each day. She also showed us an easy way to focus when we pray.
2. Try to make it the same place and same time every day so you are more likely to make it a daily routine, but strive not to make it a check off the block kind of thing. Remember God wants to talk to you and wants to hear from you.
3. Pray to prepare and quiet your heart so you can hear what God wants to say to you.
4. Pick a book of the Bible and plan to read 1 chapter a day. After reading a chapter look for what stood out to you. Ask questions such as what new thing does God want me to learn, are there any promises or blessings from God for me in the passage, how does it apply to my life, or is there something God is showing me in my life that I shouldn’t do/sin.
After spending time reading and meditating on the scripture spend some time praying which is just talking to God. One way to stay focused in prayer is to use the ACTS method.
A - Acknowledge who God is, praise Him for being all knowing, all powerful, mighty, merciful, loving, the list can go on and on.
C - Confess (admit and agree to turn away from sin in your life.
T - Thank Him. Thank Him for all of your blessings. Thank Him that if you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior He freely forgives. Thank him for how you have seen Him at work in your life and for answered prayer requests.
S - Supplication meaning pray for the needs of others as well as for yourself.
For our craft, we combined it with a service project. Andrea will be going to Jamaica in a few months, where she will be sharing the word of God with young ladies there. One way she will be reaching out to them is by making bracelets of many colors. We made kits consisting of beads, string and an info card. In each kit we placed six different color beads of Black, Red, White, Blue, Green and Gold. Black represents sin, Red represents the blood of Jesus, white represents cleansed of sin, Blue represents Baptism, Green represents grow spiritually and Gold represents Heaven. These bracelets will give these girls in Jamaica something that they can wear and always be reminded of the message.
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