Overcoming Life's Obstacles: God's Way is the Best Way

God's way is the best way, as it is the wisest, most powerful, and most loving path to follow.

### God's Way is the Best Way: A Lesson on Trust and Obedience
* 🌊 Joshua and God's people faced two major obstacles: the Jordan River and the city of Jericho, which they overcame by **following God's instructions**.
* 🧠 Three reasons why God's way is the best way: God is the **most wise**, **most powerful**, and **most loving**.
* 🙏 Practical ways to follow God's way include **prayer**, **attending church**, and **seeking guidance from parents and teachers**.
* 🎶 A song was taught to reinforce the message: "**God's way is the best way**, my path He has paved. I'll trust in Him always, **for He knows the way**."
* 👦👧 The message was aimed at young children, emphasizing the **importance of trusting in God's wisdom and power** in overcoming life's obstacles.
* 🏞 The story of Joshua and the city of Jericho was used as a biblical example of how **following God's way leads to victory**.
* 🙏 The lesson ended with a prayer for the children, asking for **God's guidance and blessings** in their lives.
* 🎓 The overall theme was about the **importance of trust and obedience** in following God's way, even when it may not make sense from a human perspective.

hi kids have you had breakfast already really are you all full anyone hungry here i haven't eaten my breakfast at all you know i haven't eaten my breakfast yet and so i'm gonna spread some peanut butter and make sandwich wow marcus likes peanut butter okay so can you wait for me i make my peanut butter sandwich first time share the message okay cannot [Music] this is so difficult let me get some help okay [Applause] ah what's your name hello could you help me open this uh caitlyn is it charming open let's try and get another help [Applause] hands down hands down i will choose the one that is sitting well and good okay hello what's your name new friend new friend right can you help me open this please i really want to eat my peanut butter sandwich now i think better to ask teacher is teacher patrick here patrick can you help me open this peanut butter jar children you see so i know everyone one second have you tried opening something that's

very tight. [Applause] [Music] and is it very frustrating. I was very frustrated, okay, because I really wanted to eat my peanut butter. And when I couldn't open this, it makes me feel very upset, right? Why can't I do it? But you realize when there's someone bigger and stronger to come in and help you through it, just gets soft like that, right? Your problems get soft just like that. Now, speaking of problems and obstacles in our life, like this tightly sealed jar, okay, we all also have our own problems and obstacles, okay? What kind of problems and obstacles do children have in their lives? Can you think of any? Okay, let's break it down. Let's break it down, okay? The first kind of obstacle or problems we could have is with our family, right? It could be maybe not for you, but some people. What kind of problems with your family when you have bad relationships with your siblings, you know, you always fight, you have problems with your parents, they're always scolding you, okay? So family. Next, what are the obstacles

friends friends can be a problem at obstacle also how when your friends have competition between each other or when you start comparing with each other right or you get jealous of one another oh you see it how come my dad friend so close to her but not close to me things like that okay so friends next just now our friend said what's your name idea you should say homework right studies whose big problem is studies here yes in singapore you know all the children are very stressed you have a lot of homework you have a lot of expectation you want to get good grades so studies can be a problem right faith you too or even june holidays you have to do homework right so you feel it's a problem i can't i can't spend time for myself or having fun it's just studies all the time oh i studied so hard i cannot understand i cannot improve okay so studies now last one is something that even teacher mickey struggled with when i was your age okay something that is a big obstacle

for me can you read this self-image self-image. Okay, it was a problem for me when I look people next to me. Oh, I don't have good looks, I don't have nice clothes, I don't have a lot of money like my friends. They can buy nice phone and all the nice shoes. So self-image, I feel I have no confidence. Okay, so that could be an obstacle for you too, alright? So I just leave down some and when we think about obstacles, how does it make you feel? I can't do anything about it, I can't get through it, nothing works. You try and find solution, right? I study hard, I can make more friends, or I try and be a good boy or a good girl at home, but it doesn't always work. Sometimes it's still not good enough, you still have problems coming later on and on and on. So then what do nothing, then the problem is just become a mountain and then get very stressed. Now, thankfully today, I'm gonna share with you a better answer and the only answer to any problems in life.

just like I need help from Teacher Patrick just now, right? A stronger help to open my jar. We also need stronger health for everything in our life. Where can you find that stronger help? God. Good. But how? Why? Why you say that? Do you know why? Okay, for our new friends, God might be something new for you. Okay, so I'm gonna break it down to help you understand, all right? So I'm gonna do this through a little story today. Okay, a group of people, they had something impossible for them to do, but when they follow God's way, they see how God's way is the best way. Okay, God's way is the best way, which is our main title for the camp today. So every time, yeah, when you see these words on the screen, I want you to say it together with me. Can you read it? Yes. One, two, three. [Music] [Applause] Today's story is from very long ago, thousands of years ago. Okay, it's from the Book of Joshua, and I know some of

you here might have heard this story before, but let's learn something new also, okay? So back then, thousands of years ago, God's people, you know, were slaves. You know, you know what slaves are? They are forced to do a lot of help. Yes, they're like helpers, and they cannot choose what they want to do, you know? They have to carry a lot of heavy things. So God's people were slaves in Egypt for many, many years, but God rescued them out, okay? And God promised them that you will conquer many, many lands, and I'll give you a beautiful new land called the Promised Land, okay? Yeah. So according to the Bible, they said the Promised Land is a land flowing with milk and honey, a dream place to be, okay? So Egypt to Promised Land, is it easy to go? Maybe 30 minutes drive can go already, but they're gonna have car then, uh, maybe what, two hours? Can we show you? They can walk, right? Canada? No, it's a hard journey, okay? So let me put this over here. What's this?

word okay, I'll see. Okay, so I'll put it right here so you see this f legit, all right? So guys, okay, so I'm gonna use this to represent Joshua and God's people, okay? Who is Joshua? He is the leader of God's people, okay? Last time it was a person called Moses, but he got old and he passed away, so Joshua is the new leader, and Joshua is leading them over towards the promised land. Now, do you think Joshua love God? Yes. Does he obey God? Yes. Does he trust God? Oh, yes. So, is he a good leader? Yes. Okay, so they're under a good leader, okay, with God. So, they wanted to go. It's finally time for them to go nearer to the promised land, you know, but there was a problem, eh, same color as your shirt. There's a sea. No, there was a big river, okay, and this river is the Jordan River, yes. Now, this is not a normal river, you know, it's a big one, and the waters are rushing and all that.

okay, so oh no, they come here and they're like, we can't cross over. How are we gonna go jump over? I can jump over here, but the real Jordan River is not so small. Okay, swim. Do you think that's a good idea to get flushed away? Yeah, any other ways? Yes, uh, Brian, a bridge that might take long. Okay, uh, Jeremiah, vote yes. Maybe a boat is a good idea, but that will take long too. Okay, all hands down. I want you to close your eyes, everybody. Okay, I want you to imagine you're standing right in front of the Jordan River. You're gonna imagine you're standing in front of the Jordan River, and it's rushing right. Will you cross over like that, swim over? Okay, everybody. They didn't build a bridge. They didn't build a boat. They didn't swim over because if it's me, I can't swim. I'll just give up. Remember what they trust in God, right? They trusted God. So they didn't use any of their own ways. Okay, they listened to

god's instructions and what do you think god's instructions was you are going to carry the ark of the covenant what's the art of the covenant oh good okay so the ark of the covenant is a golden box with things that god has left for his people and ten commandments is inside also very good so when they carry the ark of the covenant what does it mean they are carrying god's presence with them so god said carry the outer covenant and go to the river so they walk and when they reach the river and their feet touch the water the water all got pushed to one side and do they have ground to walk already yes yes they do okay so they walked across whoa now can you tell me what does this remind you of yes very good that time when moses split the red sea for the people so do you think they've seen amazing things that god do he can split seas he can split reverse he really show that his way is the best way okay yep so they have already crossed right

is everything over? yeah, everything over. No, that's just the first obstacle. Okay, they come to a second one. Oh, oh, well, Promised Land not easy to go. Uh, this is the city of Jericho. Okay, now God said, if you want to go to the Promised Land, you have to conquer and get through this city. Okay, let me tell you about this city. Okay, this city, right, is filled with people that don't believe in God and they are doing a lot of evil things. They are mean to each other, they fight, they do very wrong stuff. So, it's a very fallen city. But there was someone inside. Okay, this is not a person, but we'll pretend it is. There is a person living in this city that believe in God. Okay, she's the only one and her name is Rahab. Okay, yeah, Rahab. She's the only one even though the city is very fallen. But she heard about God's people and the God they worship. Oh, I believe in that God. So, do you think God will save her later? Yes. So, now let's go back to the city of

jericho. The walls are very higher. How are they going to cross over right? It's high. It's strong. They climb. Okay, what else can we do? Jumping. Can you jump so high? So cute. Or yes. Bomb the place. Okay, how about letters? Letters. Who use letters now? They didn't do any of that. Okay. God's people didn't do any of that. Joshua and the Israelites continued to trust in God's way. Again, they trusted God here in Jordan River and they're trusting God here again. So, they didn't follow all your strategies, huh? They prayed to God and God told them what to do. So, how did God tell them? Okay, listen to the instructions. Okay, I will ask you later for your quiz. Okay. So, God came to Joshua in the form of a man with a sword. So, the man with the sword came to Joshua, which is sent by God or maybe God himself. Okay. And he told Joshua the instructions what to do. Listener, firstly, Joshua, you're gonna carry. Get them to carry the ark of

the covenant okay then prepare seven priests and carry seven horns and then with all the arm man you're gonna much around the city one time how many times one time you will do this for six days so for six days you will march once and they do one day treat one okay on the seventh day the prince will be blowing the trump or the horns right then you'll march around seven times okay this time you're gonna match seven times and when you hear the loud trumpet i want everybody to okay not your but he said everybody got people you will shout and the walls will come down and then y'all will go in to conquer it does it make sense to you how does marching and blowing trumpets and shouting conquer a city right yes it doesn't make sense but when it comes to god he can make anything happen so are you ready i will need your help okay all of you here are going to be god's people for me can you do that all of you will be god's people for me so

six days really match uh one then second date one then all the way to sixteen seventh day they march seven times around okay so seven times after seven times they hear this sound [Music] is that a long trumpet song then what should people do everybody shout can you shout for me and when they finish shouting what happened oh oh oh the wall slowly came crumbling down yeah it doesn't make sense but god made it happen okay so they got victory over the city of jericho and someone was saved also everybody was destroyed right but who are safe do you remember we have okay because she believed in god and she turned to god now does it sound very crazy yeah does it sound very amazing and awesome that this can happen right but let me ask you why did the walls come down vibration of their shout out okay it's god's power that brought down the walls it's very important that we know that they didn't follow their own ways they listened to god's instruction so it didn't come from the people it

came from God's control. Okay, so I'm gonna give you a little quiz now. All of you are getting this booklet later, okay, and inside is my quiz question which we'll fill in later, but I'll be asking this quiz and apparently if you get it right, your team will get some points accumulated, okay, for your games. Okay, so are you ready for my quiz? [Music] No? Okay, when I ask the question, I don't want people to shout, okay, just raise your hands, okay? Can we do that? Okay, ready? Yeah. First question: name the two obstacles that Joshua and God's people faced. Today, hands down, first account, just three, then you raise, okay? One, two, three. Oh, that boy was fast. What's your name? Daniel. Nathaniel. Okay, what are the two obstacles? The Jordan River and the city of Jericho. Very good. You're from team. What's your team? Debbie. Okay, Debbie. A debut. Debut. Okay, Debbie answered one question. Okay, next question: the man with the sword that told Joshua what to do is sent

by moses is it true or false hands down don't shout out. Okay, ready hands down. First one, two, three. Oh, you're fast so young, right. Is it true that moses said no? Who said yeah, the man with the sword is sent by god or maybe god himself. Okay, yeah, which group, huh? So yeah, eglon eglon. Okay, all right, third question. Let's see. Uh, god told his people on the seventh day to march around the city. How many times? What's your name? What's your name? A-S-H. Okay, how many times? Seven times. Very good. Actually, it's from team team. What's your team? Lakisha. Lakish. Okay, next question. The true reason that god's people won was because of the loud shouting. True or false? Hands down. Hands down. One, two, three. False. Okay, what's up? What's the name? Can I see you turn? Okay, I get one point. Okay, last question. What name one thing? What is in the ark of the covenant? Name one thing. I know. I know. Your hands now. Hands down. Hands down.

what do you think. Oh my goodness, I saw someone from here. I think it's you. I think it's you, my dear. Yes, the Ten Commandments. Yes, that's right. And your team, what's your group? Bethel Battle gets a point too. Very good. You are listening very well. Okay, now I want everyone to move back two steps. Go. I know for the quiz y'all did a very good job, but those are very easy questions, right? Yeah, Rachel thinks so. Rachel thinks so. It's too easy already. So I'm gonna go harder. I'm gonna go deeper with the questions. Okay, challenge y'all. Okay, I only have one difficult question today. After hearing this message, why is God's way the best way? Why? Now, there are three main reasons I'm gonna share with you today, okay? But I'll ask more questions later, so don't answer first, okay? The first reason that God's way is the best way is because mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the wisest of them all? Who's the wisest? God is the wisest.

how I'm gonna show you. Okay, now we're gonna have a little skit from Mikko. Now they're gonna show us a little thing that happens. Okay, and how it links to God being the wisest. Okay, so the boy's asking, Can I eat all the cookies in this container? [Music] Mom says, No. Oh, okay. The mom says, You just recovered from cough and you want to eat all the biscuits. Thank you, thank you. You can bring the cookies with you. Noah, oh no. Okay, very short one. Okay, that's a mom and a son. Okay, the son wants to eat. The son wants to eat all the biscuits in the container. Mommy says, Ken can eat, canna no cannot. You'll get sick, you know, and you get fever or you get sore throat, right? Now, why does this show that God is the wisest? The mom is like God, right? The mom knows what is better for the child, but sometimes we are like the child. We feel, No, no, I know what I want. I just want it. I know what's best for me. Okay, just let

me do i want right but god knows better because why god is the creator and the author of the world. He sees things way deeper way further way more than us. So why is god's way the best way because god is very wise. He knows what is best for us. Okay next reason why is god's way the best way is because god is the most powerful. Do we have our own powers yes. We also have strength what sometimes when i run i can run very fast i cannot mia but y'all maybe can run very fast. If i try i can study very well if i try my best. We have all our own strengths but are we always strong and powerful no. Okay there are no type of wall so let's say teacher mickey is playing top of war with someone i'm playing with hello what's your name you wanna join me harold harold. Okay harold come here thank you so i'm playing pretend okay i'm playing top of war with harold okay so how was that don't pull first huh i fall

okay, so I'm playing talk about Hero. Pretend, okay, okay. So I play with him, right? Then in the end, right, I win. Palm, okay. Thank you so much, Harold. Okay. So sometimes our problems can be like something smaller, you know, then like you can very easy to win. But what if I play tug of war with Brian? Where's Brian? [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Okay, what are the two differences? Harold is a bit more smaller in size, right, because he's younger. Brian is bigger, stronger, right. So our problems are like that also. It can be small problems are very fast off already, but we have big problems also that cannot solve. Our strength is limited, right. We are not always strong. You can win some of your problems, but some you can't. So you need a power stronger than yourself, and that can only come from God, okay, which is what we shared here in the story just now. God has proved many, many times that he sees things more than we do. He already know that the Jordan River was

gonna be there. He already know that there was gonna be a red sea. He already know that the city of Jericho has tall walls. But he also knows that he has the power over it. But what does he need from us? T-R-U-S-T. Stress. Yeah, that is all. Sometimes we just don't trust enough and we try ourselves so our problems just keep going round. Okay, so why is God's way the best way? He's the most powerful. Now the last reason I'm giving you is that God's way is the best way because God is the most loving one. Okay, now this one I will need an acting again. All right, young is my boy today. Okay, okay, let's pretend this is ice cream. Green, green tea ice cream. Yes. Okay, so right young is just standing here one day and then I am a stranger. Okay, I'm a stranger. I come. I'm a stranger. Hey, little boy, come. I give you ice cream. Really? What? You don't want a stranger. Oh, because I'm a stranger, right? Okay, so he said no to me but

teacher villain do you know who is teacher villain okay okay so the papa goes and give him the ice cream you're supposed to take it okay okay [Music] [Applause] he's a very good boy he knows he shouldn't eat ice cream but what i'm saying is when a stranger comes to you and gives you something you suspect right why someone give me something what you want from me right but when your dad or your mom that loves you gives you something you just take it you won't suspect anything because you know they love you what yeah i'll take okay that's it for young young because he cannot eat ice cream but you get the point right so we know that god loves us and he will not harm us okay how do you know god loves you how do you know god loves you you can't see him you can't feel him god doesn't hug you at night how do you know he loves you how oh good answer now do you hear what beverly said

okay she said an answer that says the Bible tells us how much God loves us. And what does the Bible tell us about God's love? We know God loves us because he sent something super precious to him, okay, to die for us, people that are sinners, right? Okay, now God sent his only son to die on the cross so that our sins can be washed away so that we don't have to receive the punishment of hell so that we can go to heaven. Now what are sins? What are sins, okay? I have new friends here who is new, like first time in church, okay? Okay, Ishon, what are sins? Have you heard of this word before? So what does it mean? Do you know when you do something bad to someone? Okay, anybody else has examples of sins? Elliot, yes, bad things are what kind of bad things? Samuel, heart, and then you make bad things. Oh, when Satan goes into your heart, I mean, you think bad things, yes, secrets, okay, something bad you're not supposed to do, okay, good answer, okay, hands down.

generally, we get the idea, okay, but I want you to know sins are not just things that are seen, you know, like lying, stealing, uh, scolding people, or being mean to your parents, okay? Or yeah, all the things that you can see. Sins can also be things that are inside, okay, inside like your thoughts and your feelings. Even when you think about hating someone, you're jealous of someone, you know, or the thought of wanting to snatch something or do something bad to someone. Even the thought or the feeling is seen itself. And since we are born, right, we already have sins in our hearts because we always want to think for ourselves. We are selfish, and we want things our way, okay? But when we turn to God, it's different. Why is it different? We will still sin, right? Can we stop sinning one day? Oh, I believe in Jesus, I'm perfect, I've never sinned. Yay! Does it work like that? No, we will always have sins, but when we believe in Jesus, the change is that we will know

better the right thing to do so god's work has that effect in our hearts. It helped us to realize things that last time we didn't realize, okay, and help us to pursue how to do right, all right. So you see these are children when they have a lot of things in their heart, frustrated and angry, okay. So three reasons why is god's way the best way. The first reason, because god is the most wise. Second reason, god is most and the third reason, god is the most love, most loving to us, okay. So these three reasons why god's way is the best way. Now, now that you know god's way is the best way, how can you follow god's way, how, yes, brienne praying to him, praying to him, okay, going to church and reading his word, ah, so going to church, learning his word and learning how to talk to god through your prayers, right, okay, all right, that's a good one. How else can we come to follow god's ways, any other, oh, right in front of me, no, yes, how.

huh or trust in him. How can we trust in God more? Oh yes. [Music] By praying. How does praying help you trust God more? Okay, when we pray, right? When we pray, right? When we pray, right? It's not to ask God, Oh God, please give me everything I want. Please change everything to be wonderful and perfect for me. No. Okay, when we pray, it's to help us understand how our heart is like. Now, when you pray, then you know, Oh yeah, I'm thinking this way. Oh yeah, maybe I have certain ways that I might be sinful. And then as you pray, you think about God's word and how he wants you to match it. Okay, so that's what praying does. And one more important way to come to. Yeah, you are very young now, right? There are many things that y'all don't know. So when you don't know, you need someone to teach you and help you understand. So maybe it's your parents. They can teach you about God's word. Maybe it's your Sunday school. Okay, or maybe it's your Sunday school.

teachers anybody like that. So, coming to church helps you to get closer to God. And right now, this is also one way being in this camp. Okay, God brought all of us here into this camp so that we can learn that God's way is the best way. All right, so the takeaway today is I hope that when you have obstacles and problems in your life, you remember which way to go and join us in church if you haven't already come. You know, we have so much more for you to learn about. There's so much more beautiful stories about God that y'all can't learn. Yeah, it's too far away. Okay, we'll figure that out later. Okay, talk about it. All right, can we everybody get into prayers? Okay, let's pray. Um, dear Father, Lord, we are so thankful that we have a big turnout for this kids camp this year and every little spirit here a lot is brought by brought off by you so that they may be able to come closer to your word and to be able to bring their lives to one that is being led by the best way.

and so, whatever the message has been said, uh, not let your work be the one that, uh, gets into their heart, and let it really sow seeds within them so that in their journey as they are growing up, they will remember how God is wise, powerful, and loving in any of the problems that they may face. They may be young, but not there are many things that they can understand already, uh. So long we pray for these young hearts and for their families, a lot they may be able to really find ways to come closer to you, whether is it to come to church, whether is it to get to the Bible again, to your word, or whether it is to have deeper prayers. God bless the children here, we anticipate your working hands in each and every one of them. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Okay, so my message ends, but before I end, I want to teach you a short song. Okay, now I'm gonna show you the lyrics for this song. It's called God's Way is the Best Way. Okay, it's the same title as my message.

right okay, but the words are very good for us to remember what is being said today. Okay, so if you don't know the song, you can just say the words together with me, just read it. Or you can, if you can, you can sing the chorus. [Music] God's way is the best way, my poppy has played. I'll trust in him always while holding his hands in shadow of sunshine. He ever is near with him for my refuge. [Music] God's way is the right. [Music] God's way is the best way. God's way is the right way. Oh, just in him always. He knows the best, for he knows the best. Yes, God's way is the best way, because he knows the best. All right.

Kids Day Camp 2022 Message: God's Way Is The Best Way!

The Life Church and Missions

Struggling to open a peanut butter jar can be frustrating, but just like getting help with the jar, children face various obstacles in life that can be overcome.

These obstacles can include family problems, issues with friends, the stress of studies, and struggles with self-image.

It's important to remember that just like the stubborn jar, there is always a way to soften life's challenges and overcome them with the right help and mindset.

Trusting in God's way was the main theme of the story of Joshua and the people of Israel.

The story, taken from the Book of Joshua in the Bible, recounts how God's people, led by Joshua, faced the challenge of crossing the Jordan River to reach the Promised Land.

Despite the difficult and seemingly impossible situation, they chose to trust in God's way instead of relying on their own methods, ultimately demonstrating the power of faith and obedience.

Carrying the Ark of the Covenant: God's Instructions to Joshua

The Ark of the Covenant symbolizes God's presence and is carried by the Israelites to the river, where the waters miraculously part.

The next challenge is the city of Jericho, which the Israelites must conquer.

Instead of conventional tactics, God instructs them to march around the city and blow trumpets, demonstrating their trust in God's unconventional plan for victory.

This story highlights the Israelites' unwavering faith in following God's instructions for overcoming obstacles.

God's power causes the walls of Jericho to crumble after the Israelites follow his instructions.

A quiz is conducted about the story, reinforcing the key points.

The importance of following God's way is emphasized as the best way due to his wisdom.

A skit demonstrates how God's wisdom is superior to human desires, similar to a mother's wisdom for her child.

The skit also illustrates that God's power is greater than human strength, and that we often need a power stronger than ourselves to overcome our challenges.

The story effectively shows that God's wisdom and power surpass our own, guiding us through difficulties.

God's way is the best because he is the most powerful and loving.

His love is shown through the sacrifice of his son, Jesus, to save people from their sins.

Trusting in God is emphasized as a fundamental belief, as his love and power are ultimately what lead to the best outcomes.

Understanding Sin and Following God's Way

Sin is not only about outward actions but also about internal thoughts and feelings, which are present from birth due to human selfishness.

Believing in Jesus doesn't eliminate sin, but it helps individuals understand and pursue the right path.

God's way is considered the best way because of his wisdom, power, and love for people.

Following God's way involves praying, going to church, reading his word, and learning to trust in him, as well as seeking guidance and understanding from parents or religious teachings.

Encouraging Children to Embrace God's Way

Attending the camp is seen as a way for children to get closer to God and learn the best way to overcome obstacles.

The speaker's message emphasizes the importance of God's wisdom, power, and love in guiding the children's lives.

A song with the same title as the message is taught, reinforcing the idea that God's way is the best way to go.