EXTRAordinary Lesson 1 Activity
Marigold has always been a noticer, but as she grows, she begins noticing more than long French fries and heart-shaped clouds. She starts noticing what other girls have, what people think, and how those things make her feel about herself. Those thoughts aren’t always true, but they can still stick. In this lesson, girls will learn to catch those thoughts, check them against God’s Word, and change them by bringing them back to what He says is true.
The Truth That Sticks Charm Bar gives girls something tangible to carry that truth beyond the lesson. Each girl will choose a truth(s) she wants to remember—LOVED, TRUE, THANKFUL, TRUST, HIS, or ENOUGH—and build a keychain around it, adding beads and charms that simply reflect what she loves. Just as Marigold’s attention became fixed on a keychain, this one becomes a reminder to fix her attention somewhere better: on God’s truth. My prayer is that when thoughts about fitting in, comparison, or what others think begin to stick, the girls will remember that God gets the last word about who they are.
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“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8
