Cornstarch and water
make a non-Newtonian liquid. This liquid doesn’t follow the normal rules about
liquids and solids. When you pour the cornstarch water it acts like a liquid
and when you apply pressure it acts like a solid.
Here is a recipe for “oobleck”
if you want to play with it yourself.
Here is the book that inspired the name "oobleck":
God gives us faith and
trust and then He give us opportunities to use these gifts. Read what the Bible
says about Jesus and Peter walking on water in Matthew
14: 22-33.
What would you have
done in Peter’s situation? It is easy to say
we would jump out of the boat and run to Jesus, but would we really step out of that boat? I am not sure that I would trust my eyes or
my ears. I might just wave from the boat and ask Jesus to come join me.
Think about times
when you needed to trust. Maybe it was when your swimming teacher was encouraging
you to jump in the pool. Maybe it was at the doctor’s office when you were
getting a shot. Maybe it was when your Mom, or Dad, or teacher, or coach,
encouraged you to try something new.
The ability to trust
in God does not come from inside of us. We are not capable of building our own
trust or faith. God gives us faith and builds our faith when we are
baptized and when we hear and learn His
Word.
When we have times
in our life where we face scary things – God is giving us an opportunity to use
that faith. Here is a great verse to memorize:
I can do all things through him who
strengthens me.
(Philippians 4: 13, ESV)
Remember
this verse when you face something scary – God is with you!
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