We've all heard it and every parent has thought it... especially through those teenage years "If all of your friends were going to jump off a cliff, would you follow them?"
These aren't just your mother's words, or some tired cliché. They're actually good, sound biblical advice. Check out 1 Thessalonians 5:6 "So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled."
God is calling us, His children, to pay attention... to not blindly follow the lost/sleeping over the cliff... to think about our words and actions through His context and filter, not the world, not the media, not the popular crowd or latest trend.
As His children, we are "awake" to Satan's lies and deception, and through Him we have the self-control to step back from the edge and say "not me," "not now," not happening." Maybe - just maybe - when we step away from the cliff, a friend who is sleep walking will step away with us!
So, next time this cliché runs through your mind, think about it in this context... it's not just for teenagers!
These aren't just your mother's words, or some tired cliché. They're actually good, sound biblical advice. Check out 1 Thessalonians 5:6 "So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled."
God is calling us, His children, to pay attention... to not blindly follow the lost/sleeping over the cliff... to think about our words and actions through His context and filter, not the world, not the media, not the popular crowd or latest trend.
As His children, we are "awake" to Satan's lies and deception, and through Him we have the self-control to step back from the edge and say "not me," "not now," not happening." Maybe - just maybe - when we step away from the cliff, a friend who is sleep walking will step away with us!
So, next time this cliché runs through your mind, think about it in this context... it's not just for teenagers!
