Buttons on a Shirt Hearing God's Voice for Decisions An Object Lesson

Materials Needed: Button Front Dress Shirt

Look at this nice shirt I'm going to wear today. (Start to button the buttons as you speak, but in the wrong order, so the shirt starts to hang funny) As we live our lives, it's important that we make the right choices. It's just like this shirt that I'm buttoning. All these buttons are out of order. How does this shirt look? Messy, doesn't it? Why does my shirt look so messy? (Take a few answers)

You are right. It's because I started with the wrong button. If you don't start with the right button at the bottom, you end up with the wrong button at the top.

That's just like life. If we make wrong choices, we may end up on the wrong road. The choices we make today decide where we will be tomorrow. That's why it's so important to follow Jesus now and get to know His voice. You are not too young to hear God's voice. You are as responsible for your walk and salvation as your parents are. Learning to hear and know God's voice when He speaks to you will help you to make the right choices. Then as you walk through your life, each of your buttons will be buttoned right!