My son, if sinners try to lead you into sin, do not go with them.
- Proverbs 1:10 (NLV)
No parent has ever told their child that they should do everything their friends tell them to do.
As a matter of fact, most parents spend over 18 years telling their kids not to do what everyone else is doing.
I remember my mother saying these things:
“if <insert friend’s name> jumps off the combination bridge, are you going to do it too?”
“Do as I say, not as I do.”
“Just because <another friend’s name> gets to do it doesn’t mean you do.”
“Not all your friends have <insert desired item>.”
I also remember getting into a lot of trouble for following a friend down a wrong path.
As I got older, I realized that I have the right to make my own choices, and I knew right from wrong.
We may believe that we all have that little devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other, but the truth is that we must be aware of what is around us.
The movies we see, the music we listen to, the books we read.
Temptation is all around us.
There are multiple times in a day when we are faced with decisions that will affect us (or others) in a detrimental way.
While we may not be tempted today in the same manner as in Biblical times, we can be tempted anywhere - the opportunity can occur at lunch, during a break, out shopping with friends, or even at a church event.
Don’t give into the temptation, for in the end the people that are tempting us to do these things only set a trap for themselves by their actions.
The wisdom of this proverb is as relevant for us today as when it was first written.
Do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
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