SUIT UP

The month of February was all about Suiting Up for Point Kids. The adults were going through a series titled "Sexy Church" so in efforts to stay on a similar page we talked about putting on the full armor of God.

Explaining to a few of the younger kids early in the month that we don't actually put on the armor was a little tough, but they eventually got it.

When the PK (Malachi) asked me a pretty deep theological

question about weather or not we actually fight the devil I was floored.... "Kat, we learn to put on the armor of God, does that mean that we have to fight the devil at some point?" (something like that) My response was first, WOW and then... "Do you remember what Easter is all about?"// "yeah that's when Jesus died on the cross and then he rose again 3 days later."// "yup that's right! Well part of the armor of God is the helmet of Salvation, which is when we ask Jesus to be out best friend. When we ask Jesus to do that it's like having your own super hero squad."// "Ok so Jesus being our best friend helps us so that we don't have to really fight the devil!" (the words may have been slightly different but not much)

Some weeks we feel like the kids aren't paying attention and like they don't get it at all and then moments like what happened with Malachi happen and you realize, WOW they really do get it.

Yesterday as their teacher taught them about the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit I sat in the back of our theater and wrote "suit up" and eph 6:11 on 17 balloon swords and prayed for our kids I was blown away at the end when they all decided to sign a foam sword signifying that they wanted to SUIT UP! Aside from having AMAZING teachers our church has some pretty incredible kids.

Just when we think they aren't paying attention they come out with AMAZING questions and responses. Yesterday our kids made a commitment to "Suit Up!" (Eph 6:11) They signed a foam sword that now hangs above my desk. It hangs there to remind me to pray for them, to remind myself to "suit up" and as a reminder of how amazingly blessed I am to get to work with such AWESOME kids!