GrowKids Family Devotional

June 29, 2025

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: PATIENCE

2 Samuel 5:1-5; 7:8-16

Discuss

Our fruits of the Spirit are getting a little challenging with our study on PATIENCE. We all could use a little more PATIENCE! We explained to our GrowKids that growing the fruits of the Spirit in our lives makes us more like Jesus which is our goal here on earth. So PATIENCE is important! We studied David this week who had to wait 20+ years from the time he was anointed to actually become king. We learned that the definition of PATIENCE is waiting with a happy heart. GrowKids completed a PATIENCE METER this week and that handout would be a great discussion guide to talk through how the Holy Spirit can help us grow in PATIENCE. BONUS: take time to read the verses about David and talk about his character as he waited for God’s timing in his life.

Weekly Challenge

Our PATIENCE FRUIT CHALLENGE this week is to intentionally make opportunities to practice PATIENCE by having kids wait to be served last during 3 different meal times. Talk about what was hard about waiting and ways that the Holy Spirit can help them wait including taking time to be grateful, thinking of ways to encourage others around the table, helping as they are able, . . . Don’t forget to have your kids return their Sunday card with your signature to confirm they completed the challenge.

Power Verse

"The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives love, joy, peace, patience, ..."

Galations 5:22

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