Adults and Youth joined together this morning to kick off the "YUMC Family Challenge!"
Our First Beatitude we discussed was "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit"
We talked about the fact both Matthew & Luke talk about the Beatitudes. Luke talks about the Poor in Spirit as someone in need of spiritual strength. Matthew talks about Poor in Spirit as someone physically poor.
We discussed a time we went through something difficult and how it directed (or didn't) our relationship with God.
At the end of the time, each family unit had to choose 1 challenge they were going to take on for the week.
And it was an amazingly brave first week!
Below is the list of options.
If you are participating in this Challenge to let us know how it's going and to support the rest of the group! Add Pictures when possible!Questions? Email Denise@yardleyumc.org
Have a blessed week, all!You are being lifted up in prayer!
1. Don't even give me the Evil Eye Try being generous this week. Instead of spending your extra cash on new clothes or music, spend it on a friend who doesn't have as much as you. Even better, don't let them find out it was you!
2. Let it Go Take a look at your prize possessions. Find something you can't live without. Practice what it means to depend on God by giving it away and not replacing it.
3. Thanks Mr Edison, but no Minimize your use of electricity. Donate the difference in your electricity bill to your electric company's account or about making this a way of life.
4. Ten items or more Skip a meal or use some allowance to go grocery shopping then donate everything to the local food pantry.
5. Roughing it Sleep on the floor for a week. Think about how life might be different if you didn't have a comfy home. Remember, with less of you, there is more room for God.
6. Shut Your pie hole Fast from food for a period of time. Reflect on Christ's suggestion that life is more than food.
Hi, all. We chose to all participate with individual variations on the Mr. Edison challenge. I removed all the light bulbs from the whole upstairs of our house with the exception of two night lights. Kathleen was ahead of me and had already rigged her room how she wanted it. actually, Kathleen really went whole hog because her charger for her laptop died tonight so she is really experiencing a lack of her comfort items.
ReplyDeletePeter and Andrew were pretty bewildered about the whole thing. I told them we are Amish upstairs and we are doing this as part of family challenge to experience a different way of living. We can talk more about it with them as the week rolls by. That was just a quick intro but I'll get to the poor in spirit part perhaps over dinner which is when devotional time it takes place.
I am also going to be hanging my laundry inside on a big laundry rack. I think Friday night we might skip our meal and donate $30 to somewhere the kids choose.
This is awesome, Abby!! Prayers for your family and these challenges! You are a brave family!!
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