Kindergarten Science is often a beautiful lesson in God’s love.
My kindergarteners and I discussed how, within temperature variations, substances undergo reversible changes—such as with water freezing and then thawing. But with other substances, irreversible modifications occur—like our experiment on little pumpkins.
Prior to cooking, the small pumpkins were hard and could not be molded by my kindergarteners’ hands. Yet after heating them from the inside out, they became easy to squash—an irreversible change. They would never be raw pumpkins again. We squished the pumpkins into pieces, then chatted about our actions and words.
Our actions and words cannot be taken back—somewhat like the love of Christ. When Christ sheds His love into our hearts, He makes a permanent mark on our souls. We are His forever. Nothing can alter the Father’s unchanging love.
If we consider how God’s passion molds us, then we can see that the tests and trials of life—the heating up process—change us for the better. Many times, the Potter puts us into the fire to help us become more squishable and usable for His glory. And while this may not always be welcomed by our hard-shelled, inflexible, decorative-only selves, the trials are necessary if we want to become more like Jesus. Once He alters us with the warmth of His ardor and grace, we are never the same.
God loves us with an everlasting love. If we believe the powerful truth about His unchanging hand of grace and devotion, then it will make a difference in our lives. What began as a lesson for my kindergarteners ended as a lesson for their teacher.
Thank God for His fixed love for you—and for His willingness to leave you unchanged.
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Tonya L. Brown is a teacher, writer, and blogger. She graduated from Kentucky’s Campellsville University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pastoral Ministries and Counseling. She is a wife, daughter, sister, step-mother, aunt, and friend. She loves Jesus and strives each moment to be a kingdom-building woman, seeking after His heart. By day, she is blessed to be a kindergarten teacher to her amazing kids at Twin Valley Bible Academy. As she journeys through this life, encouraging other women in Christ, she finds a depth of unexplainable treasure. She shares her flaws and faith, all to edify others and glorify Jesus.