What Does Constant Faith in Christ mean?

March Young Women Lesson

What Does Constant Faith in Christ mean?

THIS is one of my favorite topics to teach about. In fact, in this package I included some of the visuals I always use to teach about faith. Truly spirit filled youth curriculum!

One of my favorite quotes about faith is this one:

“Each child in each generation chooses faith or disbelief. Faith is not an inheritance; it is a choice” (President Henry B. Eyring, (“Inquire of the Lord” [remarks at an evening with Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Feb. 2, 2001]).

I would probably write that on the board and talk about it at the beginning of the lesson.  The scriptures are full of examples of this quote.  And then I would continually refer back to that quote throughout all of the learning activities.

Another, really great follow up with that quote is this one, also by President Eyring.  It is a rather alarming quote, and I was there in this meeting when he gave it.  It was at a CES meeting in 2001 and I remember wondering what he meant  – but now I can look back and see how prophetic it was.

He said this:

“The spiritual strength sufficient for our youth to stand firm just a few years ago will soon not be enough. Many of them are remarkable in their spiritual maturity and in their faith. But even the best of them are sorely tested. And the testing will become more severe.

The youth are responsible for their own choices. But as faithful parents, teachers, leaders, and friends, we shore up the faith of young people. And we must raise our sights….

“Too many of our young people want the blessings of a mission and the temple and yet fail to meet the qualifications to claim them. For many of our youth, next year is a long way away, and beyond a year looks like forever. To them, missions and the temple are far distant, in some future time when the joys of youth have flown away. Those goals are distant enough that too many, far too many, say to themselves: “Well, I know I may have to repent someday, and I know that a mission and temple marriage will require big changes, but I can always take care of that when the time comes. I have a testimony. I know the scriptures. I know what it takes to repent. I’ll see the bishop when it’s time, and I’ll make the changes later. I’m only young once. For now, I’ll go with the flow.”

“Well, the flow has become a flood and soon will be a torrent. It will become a torrent of sounds and sights and sensations that invite temptation and offend the Spirit of God. Swimming back upstream to purity against the tides of the world was never easy. It is getting harder and may soon be frighteningly difficult.”

Links:

You can find this quote HERE.

I included a teaching technique in this package that I ALWAYS use when I teach about faith.  It came from a talk by Elder Bednar that he gave at a seminary teacher get together and I had a huge ah-ha moment when he explained faith this way.

I also want to add that the definition for “Faith” in the Bible Dictionary is really good.  You could take it line-by-line and have some great conversations about it.

If you are interested in the above teaching package you can find it HERE.

Or you can find a combo pack of the March lessons HERE.