Parent Devo - Camp Day 2

Your child is walking through the first full day of camp! So much prayer and thought have gone into every element of the day. The level of intentionality that has gone into creating every facet of camp is mind-boggling.

While the FUGE office staff has been working for years to plan this week, the camp staff has been training for months to invest in your child, the Echo church volunteers have been preparing for weeks to chaperone, God has been eternally preparing for what He wants to do in the life of you and your child. His preparation for this week is hard to compute.

Reflect on how God has been present in your family’s life. What are some milestones that you can remember for which He has accomplished in your life? As you remember God’s faithfulness in the past, it should encourage you to believe that He will continue to be faithful in the present. He has work to do today.

“In the middle of difficult and overwhelming times, we can trust God to carry us through even the darkest of days and to guide our future. He is our Refuge.”

The theme for camp today is “Refuge.” In the middle of difficult and overwhelming times, we can trust God to carry us through even the darkest of days and to guide our future. He is our Refuge.

What are the challenging circumstances working against your child right now?

Where does your child typically go for refuge?

If you are unsure if your child’s refuge is God, begin by praying that today would reveal your child’s desperate need for God.

In Mark chapter 4, Jesus intentionally led his disciples through a storm that only He could control. The result of the near-death experience was a growing sense of faith for the disciples. His ability to control this storm should instill confidence with Him as they approach the next set of obstacles.

The most caring thing Jesus could do was to lead them through a storm He could control.

• What are the circumstances in your life beyond your control?

• What is causing your child to fear right now?

• How can you increase faith in both of your lives?

PRAY

As you pray for your child today, use some of the focal verses to direct your prayers.

“God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, though its water roars and foams and the mountains quake with its turmoil” (Ps. 46:1-3).

Pray these verses over your child today. Take each phrase and expand upon it as you think about your child. Pray that today is a day when he or she learns how God can be their needed Refuge.

This devotional is adapted from FUGE’s Parent Devotions. You can find the complete resource here.