The garden, and one ruleGenesis 2:4-17Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this show me about God?

   • God gives a whole garden and holds back one tree. What does that tell you about God?

2. What does it show me about people — and about me?

   • Why is it hard to be happy with what you have already been given?

3. What will I obey this week?

   • What rule — from God or from your parents — will you obey this week without arguing?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you thank this week for something good they gave you?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).