From Children to Champions!
Be a Winner - With God's Help Against All Odds
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The Land of Is Real
In the land of Is Real,
there were
dinosaurs and dragons,
earth-quakes and floods,
kings and queens,
princes and princesses,
wars and bloodshed.
The bad guys won some fights.
The good guys always won the battles.
There were a lot of real losers.
The most exciting thing about the Land of Is Real were the superheroes.
They were children.
Doing what children do best…
they sang!
Their songs were powerful and could not be stopped! Their chorus floated into the heavens covering the earth.
The songs ended wars, defeated enemies, and destroyed all avengers!
The children achieved world peace!
They were called Conquerors, Victors, Overcomers!
Led by a Super Child sent down to earth from some other realm, they marched!
A planet changed.
All birthdays centered round His.
Some grown-ups found His birth date printed on their certificate.
They were unhappy. They protested.
But no matter what they did, and even when they could not see Him… He was always there.
They said, "Oh, he's not real. He's imaginary."
But then they looked at their own certificate.
And there he was.
In the land of Is Real,
the children were
orphaned and abandoned,
abused and mistreated,
sneaking out at night and
scheming by day.
They were smart.
But they did not always obey their parents.
So Someone Else had to take up the slack for them.
In the land of Is Real
kids were adopted
placed in group homes,
foster care,
and raised in single-parent homes.
Some were raised in two-parent homes with a good mother and father.
But all the kids had trouble--every one of them!
even the Super Child!
The Land of Is Real is amazing.
It's in the Bible, the book we call the Word of God.
It's also where you and I live.
In the land of Is Real, the children grow up to become...
....Champions!
This book is written to encourage faith. It's a call to strength!
Every parent needs it.
Every child must have it.
What we believe makes all the difference between victory and defeat.
Parenting is the most challenging and important trip a person can take.
And growing up has never been more difficult.
We all want our children to be winners.
So does God!
It's part of His game plan.
But it's not a game. It's real life.
God holds the secrets to the universe.
He made it.
So we follow His Master Plan.
In the land of Is Real,
there were
spirits and ghosts,
invisible forces,
demons and angels,
witches and smoldering pots.
There was meanness and violence,
a six-fingered six-toed Gath,
and a giant.
The enemy was led by the evil one.
There was God and thousands of lesser gods.
But like the Super Child, all the children grew up strong.
Like all the children of the Bible, and like ours,
their lives were an adventure...
in the land of Is Real.
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About the Book
Real kids face real adversity. The Bible is no out-of-touch book. In fact, better than any other book, the Bible can relate to our toughest realities, our strongest suffering, and guide us to victorious living.
From Children to Champions begins and ends with the all-time ultimate Champion, Jesus.
From his birth and childhood in “That’s No Way to Raise a Kid” to the final chapter, “Chances with the Champion,” Jesus is the prize upon which we all, young and old alike, fix our eyes. (Hebrews 12:2 NLT)
About the Author
R. C. Self has served New Mexico Christian Children’s Home (www.nmcch.org) for thirty-five years, currently as executive director. He holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and religion from Eastern New Mexico University and a master’s degree in biblical studies/counseling from Abilene Christian University. He and his wife, Liz, have raised five children in Portales.