Always encourage yourself Focus on the positive Always encourage yourself Imagine God doing something good Trust God always Hope for the best

Focus on the positive

Thoughts Strong Weak Joy Troubled Peace Worried Courage Fearful Doubt + - Strong Joy Peace Courage Confident Positive Weak Troubled Worried Fearful Doubt Negative Thoughts are like trains, they always take you somewhere. If you fill your mind with good thoughts there will be no room for the bad – mind monsters, children to draw ‘Weak Wendy’,etc –they drive around looking for a place to park in your mind, keep your car park full like Christmas. It is always the right time to be strong, it is the never the wrong time to be confident.

Fill your minds with thoughts that are… You are what you think Philippians 4 Fill your minds with thoughts that are… True Right Lovely Excellent Praiseworthy

Always encourage yourself

Do not worry Matthew 6 If God gives such attention to the appearance of flowers don’t you think he will attend to you, take pride in you and do his best for you. Oh you of little faith, you are much more valuable to God so stop worrying your Heavenly Father knows exactly what you need. Imagine your dad was David Beckham, Lennox Lewis, Ant or Deck….Who are you? Children reply ‘I am a yr 6’ – ‘no that is what class your in’ etc… All these answers can change and change brings about worry. Sing Father God I wonder…Billy Joel music from shrek Don’t change I love you the way you are

You are loved You are valued You are special You are cared for Lessons from the Lilies You are loved You are valued You are special You are cared for This is who you are and God wants you to wake up every morning, confident that you are……..even though your circumstances change. Every time you look at lilies remember what your Father thinks about you and soon you will be feeling loved, valued etc….. Give all staff a3 sheet with a lie on it eg no one cares for me, ill never be good at anything – they screwed them up and threw them into a bin im holding. …by your Heavenly Father

When you are worried do you... Share your feelings Talk Open Go to someone Honest Receive help Hide your feelings Silent Closed Go off on your own Pretend you’re OK Reject help Changes bring fear worry matthew six tells us we need relationship not religion to overcome worry we don’t want any loners, bottle up feelings drama of two worried people with contrasting reactions we don’t want the negative column Drama in 3s acting one person not opening up and another sharing their feelings to a third person ...we all need each other

Imagine God doing something good! BFG Dream catcher dress up in ears suitcase jacket and net Reach for the stars or englais I can be your hero or les mis I had a dream- heros of faith – Gods got a plan a destiny for your life given you a gift that expects you to develop don’t think the worst – it will always be like this, im no good at anything, God cant…..find me a job, husband, baby, house, God is able to What would you like God to do for You?- paper ask kids to write it down

But are you willing to let God get to work on you? God is able to do far more than you could ever ask or imagine in your wildest dreams! But are you willing to let God get to work on you? Ephesians 3 God is able- not God will – often takes you on a much better dream than you imagined – im not able, to many problems, its impossible God is able to or im not good enough, im only young im not even religious God can handle all those excuses

Who were these dreamers? A stuttering boy from Bradford? A shepherd all alone on the hills? A prisoner for 27 years ? An athlete with cancer? An errand boy, the youngest of 12 sons? A popular Town Rat watching TV? A girl who is has never been able to walk? Gareth gates popildol, king david, Nelson mandella, lance armstrong 6 times winner tour de france, joseph fed a nation of egypt, sir bob of boon town rats – feed the world band aid, tanni grey thompson olympic gold sydney 2000 No excuses, stop blaming your circumstances, family, youreself,victim mentality- Ask God to do something good and go for it

What's your Dream? What do you enjoy? What do people say you are good at? What does God want you to do? dreams started with a thought , a passion buzz, dreams are encouraged by other people surround yourself with enthusiastic honest friends Dreams often come from a complaint things should be like this.. God tells you to do something about it God sees our potential not our past – sees authors- encourage others to be strong, doctors-who care for sick, leaders- be strong in difficult times, musicians- uplift those who are sad, millionaires who will feed the poor, Pro footballers who will save lives of young people from drugs alcohol abuse Assembly two – kids all think what their dream is then teachers blow balloons up and kids catch them and come out and share their dream – I put cost tag on and show next slide

Trust God in all things

Trust God in all your ways And…… He will direct your paths Proverbs 3 Promise Trust God in all your ways And…… He will direct your paths

How do we trust our Parents? Teachers? God? Listen carefully Obey cheerfully

Hope - God's gift to us There is hope – London Gospel Community Choir Or also the same title by Indie Arie – superb RnB groove – buy the single off the internet

May your lives overflow with HOPE as God’s Spirit lives in you! Romans 15