Use a stuffed toy frog as the object. Other props are: $1 bill, mirror, picture of someone, fortune cookie, toy car or Lego toy, golden triangle to represent the Trinity or flashcard with "GOD" on it. Introduction: Not long ago, I received this frog as a gift, and as soon as I saw it, I was reminded of something, Write “FROG” on the blackboard as an acrostic. Do you know what “FROG” means? F—ully (What does fully mean? Completely, all the way) R—elying (What does relying mean? Trusting, leaning on) O—n (What does on mean? Not behind or under) G—od (What do we think of when we think of God? Our all-powerful Creator and Savior) What do you and I rely on or trust or lean on? Do we trust in God? Or are we fully relying on something else? Money (Use $1—our money says “In God We Trust”—Do we?) Yourself (Use a mirror—How many times have you thought, “I can do this myself”?) People (Use a picture of someone—Are you leaning on some other person to take care of you) Luck (Use a fortune cookie—Do you believe in good luck/bad luck?) Stuff (Use a small car—Are you relying on stuff to make you happy?) God (Use a yellow triangle to represent the Trinity—Or are you leaning on God? ) We trust cars and airplanes to get us where we are going. We trust the bank to give us money from our account. We trust people to do what they say they will do. We trust our own abilities to do for ourselves. We sometimes trust in horoscopes/stars/luck/chance and gamble hoping to get something for nothing. If we are believers in Jesus, we have trusted God to save us. But, do we trust Him to keep us and provide for us and lead us in the choices we make? Do we trust Him to help us love those who are not loveable, to do the things that are really hard for us? God wants us to keep on leaning on Him every day. He wants us to fully rely on Him. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 I am going to keep this little frog, and when I see it, it will remind me to Fully Rely On God, and to trust God with all my heart...and to lean on Him every day, not on my own understanding! (Draw leaning figure on "GOD" triangle on blackboard) Repeat verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” ”Proverbs. 3:5
