I prepared this lesson plan myself this morning so I hope that it turns out as a good lesson for you. It is by no means perfect, so do comment and share your improvements.

This is my suggestion:
1. Preparation: go through the the teachers guide to reeducate yourself with the subject. If you have extra time, also go through the student's material.
2. Execution: teach using the leaders guide below. You do not have to use the student's material but may find its points helpful to add to your lesson.
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Purpose of Lesson: To share the importance of quiet time.

For this lesson I suggest you do it in a small group but not too big.

First start of by asking them...

Which do you think is more important... Trusting God or Pleasing God?
They will have all sorts of opinions, that's OK, we are all entitled to our opinion; And actually we want to do both but the best way to please God IS to trust God.

The Bible will tell us which is more important, turn to Luke 10:38-42.

Ask them: Why was Martha so frustrated and angry?
She was angry because she perceived that she was doing all the work. She thought that what she was doing was important... If she didn't prepare the drinks, make and serve breakfast, and wash Jesus feet, then Jesus and the disciples might not feel welcomed. And what was her sister Mary doing? Nothing.

Ask them to read v41-42 again. Why did the Lord say that Mary had chosen what was better? (2nd prompt) What was Mary really doing?

If they are sharp they will pick up v39, listening to the Lord's words and sitting at his feet. So Mary was not really doing nothing. In fact what she was doing was so important that God said that it was really the only thing necessary (v42).

Now is the time to bring in the hook. Show the picture and ask them what they think it is. Let them guess. When they fail.. show them the whole picture. The first picture represents what we can see... we THINK we know what it is.. and even if we are right it is only a guess. We could be wrong next time. God on the other hand knows the full picture. He knows what is good and what is bad for us. He knows what will happen in the future. And he knows what we WANT to know. So why not ask Him? Why don't we ask Him? (rhetorical qn)

Do you do Quiet Time?
- get them to raise their hands to indicate their answers
- this is to get them thinking about what quiet time is and whether they practice it or not
- go one round and ask them to explain what quiet time means to them.

Simply put, Quiet Time is... "spending a quiet time with God". Duh. But it is a good explanation. It is when we dedicate quiet moments with Him that start to build a personal relationship with God. Even Jesus did it. (Mark 6:46) And when we do, we learn to trust Him. e start to discover who God really is, to feel with God's heart, and also receive encouragement to deal with peer pressure, stress, etc. If there is time, you can share how quiet time has strengthened your relationship with God and how it affects your life. If you want go through portions of the student's material, here is also time to do it.

Note: If they insist that they diligently do QT you can invite them to check their motives. How do they do it? Do they do it because they want to know God or because it is a habit? Do they do it only because they are trying to please their parents and God or as an act of dependence on Him? The point is not to be militaristic or ritualistic but to be consistently in touch with God.

Challenge: We have a choice to be like Mary or Martha... Martha thought she knew what's best while Mary put her dependence in the words of God. It may seem stupid but it is not. Challenge them to do Quiet Time, to pray and read the Bible and follow up with them next week. (If they don't know where to start tell them specifically. You could ask your kids to read the same thing you are reading so that you can share your reflections w each other.)

Closing Prayer (Lead them to make a commitment to do quiet time)