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Let Go of Perfection in Bible Study with Your Kids

August 2, 2022 By Danika 17 Comments

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Sometimes we want important things to be perfect, so we just don’t do them at all. Let go of perfection in Bible study with your kids!


Let Go of Perfection in Bible Study for Kids 
As parents who love Jesus and love our kids, we want to teach the Bible to our kids.

We take God’s Word seriously, and we want to treat it as such.


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Sometimes, that means we end up expecting perfection from our families’ Bible study for our kids.

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How does the desire for perfection show up in our Bible study with our kids?

  • We want, as parents, to understand the Bible perfectly before we teach our kids.
  • We want to have perfect answers for our kids.
  • We want to conduct perfect family worship times with perfectly behaved kids.

The problem is: our kids aren’t perfect–and neither are we.


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Let Go of Perfection

The problem with reaching for perfection, is that we are not going to be perfect this side of eternity. Rather, we Jesus-followers are being progressively sanctified. That’s great news! We are becoming closer to Jesus as we seek him in his Word and in prayer. But, we are not perfect. Only God is perfect.

Often, when we subconsciously seek perfection, we end up quitting. In Bible study with our kids, we have to let go of perfection so we can be faithful and obedient servants of Jesus, stewarding the children he has given us well.


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Letting Go of Perfection in Bible Study with Your Kids

Letting go of perfection in Bible study with your kids is essential if you’re going to be able to disciple your kids for Jesus.

Here are a few tips to help you let go of perfection in family Bible study:

1) Skip sections of the Bible if you need to.

All of God’s Word is good for teaching, correcting, admonishing, and training (2 Timothy 3:16-17). That said, sometimes our smallest people may not be ready to hear some of the gory history of the Old Testament. If you feel that way about a particular story, it is ok to skip that story and read it with your kids the next time you go through the Bible.

2) Allow young kids to play quietly or color during Bible study.

If you’re reading the Bible with your whole family, your very little kids may benefit from a Bible coloring book or sticker book while you read, discuss, and pray. A quiet activity for your little kids can be the difference between a good experience for everyone and a frustrating Bible study time. You’ll be surprised, too, how much your littles can learn while coloring or playing!

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3) Make Bible study exciting for your kids.

If you have mostly little kids during your Bible study, you may find that funny voices or a puppet reading Scripture can make your reading exciting. I never used funny voices for God’s voice, but my kids loved hearing Peter or Jonah speak in a deep voice!

4) Allow those rabbit trails during your Bible study for kids.

Kids have a lot of questions. Welcome rabbit trails during your family Bible study! Take the time to learn together about Egypt, grapevines, or rainbows. Learn together about the Trinity, Creation ordinances, or Davidic Covenant. Remember you are helping your kids form their theology, and the exploration of God’s Word and of the ancient biblical world is worthwhile and will enrich your Bible study with your kids.

Letting go of perfection can help make your Bible study with your kids a precious time you all treasure. 


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But are we also putting our time and energy into
teaching them the Bible? Giving them the life-changing, soul-nourishing words of Scripture is not only doable, it’s an essential part of parenting kids for Jesus. And the good news is, studying God’s Word as a family doesn’t have to be difficult!

2 Timothy 2:15, ESV, says:

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Our job, as parents who love Jesus, is to help our kids become approved workers, unashamed and rightly handling the word of truth.

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  1. Shanie says

    July 20, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    What a fun giveaway with so many of my favorite people!

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    July 20, 2021 at 11:01 pm

    Thank you for the opportunity to win such a fabulous prize. It would be an asset for anyone raising kids.

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  3. Jessica Thompson says

    July 21, 2021 at 12:25 am

    It definitely can be hard to let go of that perfection, especially during Bible study time. Thanks for the tips.
    Thanks for the chance to win as well!

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  4. Johnnica says

    July 21, 2021 at 5:18 am

    Thank you so much for offering this giveaway to help out families. I love your stuff!

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    July 21, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    Thank You for this generous giveaway.
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  6. Erin says

    July 26, 2021 at 7:28 am

    Thank you for the encouragement, especially about going down rabbit trails! This is a good reminder that I don’t have to be married to the “schedule”.

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  7. Candra Brown says

    July 26, 2021 at 8:49 am

    Thank you!
    Perfection is a dangerous enemy, subtle to discourage good things.

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  8. Jessie says

    July 26, 2021 at 9:34 am

    I’d love to learn more about how/if this curriculum could be used in a private school setting. Thank you!

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  9. Tiffany Garcia says

    August 3, 2022 at 5:42 am

    We have really enjoyed how in depth you can get with Bible Road Trip!

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    • Libby says

      August 5, 2022 at 4:54 am

      I love the selection of great looking curriculum!!!

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  10. Rhianna Lewis says

    August 3, 2022 at 5:56 am

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  11. Diane Schulert says

    August 3, 2022 at 7:41 am

    Oh patience I always think I have mastered and then a situation rears its head,…and I realize,…uh oh! Must. Practice. Patience.For. My. Daughter. Kids will imitate us! So I always watch what I’m doing, or if I’m NOT, I explain to her that “sorry! Mama is NOT doing the right thing! What do we do? We ask for forgiveness–and I am going to ask it of you–Sweetie–for not being a good example to you! Do you forgive me? And then I ask God’s forgiveness as well.” It’s always disheartening to realize we are sinners, but NOT disheartening to realize we have the GRACE of GOD EACH AND EVERY TIME! ALLELUJAH!

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  12. Gwen says

    August 3, 2022 at 12:24 pm

    I’ve purchased a lot of my curriculum through Christianbook.com! This is a valuable giveaway. Also, great tips for teaching Bible lessons! Thanks!

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  13. Lisa P. says

    August 3, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    What you said at the top of your post is so true. When something is important to us, we want to do it perfectly, but then we wind up feeling that we’re not ready yet to do it, and then we never get around to doing the important thing, whether it’s bible study or something else. Remembering, as you said in your post, that we won’t be perfect on this side of eternity helps to rein in our perfectionist tendencies.

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  14. Karis says

    August 4, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Thank you for this. Perfection in Bible studies is definitely something I’ve had to struggle to overcome. I appreciate your direction in this endeavor. I always have to remind myself that my job is to teach my kids to love the Bible, and if they are bored, I’m not doing my job. 🙂

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  15. Julie Bryce says

    August 4, 2022 at 11:59 am

    I enjoy the thorough bible journals which you created! We will be picking that up in the near future!

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  16. Jennie says

    August 9, 2022 at 5:37 am

    Ohh this is a great give-away, just in time for back to school!

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