Where is God when I am scared? (Ball Drop)

Everybody gets scared some time. Some are afraid of the dark, some are afraid of the bills, some are afraid of spiders, everybody has a time in their life when they wonder, "I am scared and alone. Where is GOD?" God is always with you. Throughout the Bible there is story after story giving examples of how God was there protecting and making everything work for good such as Joseph, Moses, Esther, and many more. The following is a fun object lesson to demonstrate how God is always there.

Things you will need: an egg or small ball (needs to fit in a cup), tube from a toilet tissue roll, tin/aluminum pie plate, and clear cup of water (about 1/2 to 3/4 full).

PRESENTATION
Sometimes we feel all alone when we are scared, but we are never alone even when we are scared. Sometimes we climb up to the top of the slide and realize how high we are and we are scared. (stack ball, tube, plate and glass of water) Who is always with us? God. (hit the plate, see below for better instructions) Sometimes Mommy asks us to stand up in front of Grandma and friends and family and sing or dance. (stack ball, tube, plate and glass of water) Who is always with us? God. (hit the plate) Sometimes when we are laying in our beds at night. We hear noises. (stack ball, tube, plate and glass of water) Who is always with us? God. (hit the plate)

When we are scared, God is with us. When we feel all alone, God is with us. (stack ball, tube, plate and glass of water) Even when bad things happen, God is with us. When we feel like we are falling, God is with us. God takes care of us. (Hit plate, see better description below). God catches us.

TIPS ON HITTING THE PLATE
With your writing hand, smack the edge of the dinner plate horizontally. Make sure you follow-through. (Tennis, anyone?) It’s important that you use a pretty solid hit so plan on chasing the plate and tube.

Resource
Egg Drop Science Experiment, Steve Spangler, on-line, http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000084 , Sept. 2009