11/9/10 Understanding the Fear of the Lord

Tuesday we had a great Bright Lights meeting! Our topic for the evening was "Understanding the Fear of the Lord." I challenged each of the girls to consider whether they were finding their identity in other people (the fear of man) or if they were seeking validation from the Lord (fear of the Lord). They were all sent on a mission to start befriending someone at church, homeschool group or other activities who seemed to be an outcast.

After the lesson we played an attentiveness game, illustrating the point that we need to be attentive to what the Lord wants us to do, even if it makes us look foolish in the eyes of men.

To play the game, we sent one person out of the room & then the rest of the group decided on a leader. The leader would start a motion & everyone had to copy that motion. At any time the leader could change the motion & everyone had to follow. The person who left the room had to come stand in the middle of the circle & figure out who the leader was.

It ended up being a very fun activity & there were lots of giggles as the girls tricked the person in the middle.

After the game, the girls split up into small groups to exchange prayer requests & talk about the lesson. Then everyone went outside to our back deck that had been lit up with Christmas lights and we sang various hymns & Bright Lights songs together.

Shelby, Arianna & Taylor..

Katelyn, Rachel & Myra...

Silly faces & off guard smiles..

We ended our meeting with tea & special fall themed sugar cookies Brooke & McKenzie brought.

Jessica & Taylor...

Sweet Shelby..

Brooke & Kaleigh..

Sarah, Taylor & Abby..

Thank you all for sharing your joy with us, I'm looking forward to our next meeting in a couple weeks!