Temptation Part 2: Peer Pressure????? Cussing? Friends? Grades???? 10-6-08

Peer Pressure????? Cussing? Friends? Grades????

theme verese:
1 Cor 10:13 (Yep theme verese for the temptations seris)
13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Have you thought of how when you put your hand on a balloon and then you push in really hard, then the balloon will pop??? It's because of pressure as I think you already guessed. Have you ever thought about that balloon being us? Like if something put pressure on you, and at a certain point you will just explode.

Well, in our society, I guess many people around us already has become the exploded balloons. Would peer pressure be the reason why people starts becoming emo??? I don't know but how does peer pressure even start?

Some might start from friends, some from parents, or maybe from cussing? Friends...how does your friends give you pressure? Hmmm....drugs? Alcohol? Maybe...Sometimes if you hang out with the wrong crowd, you might get pressure..They might say... “try some of these drugs...it makes you feel good” or “come on...its only a sip....be a man!” Well, what do you do? You know these things are wrong but can you resist saying “no” to your friends? That is something you must ask yourself. Did you create a wall that can help resist saying “yes” to everything your friends said is ok but it isn't really? That is peer pressure from friends. Hope you choose your friend WISELY..

Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." I Corinthians 15:33

How about parents? Now I'm from an Asian family. Asian family has strict rules for good grades. Everything is about gradeeee.... Get an A+! This is what Asian family wants but is it good to get pressure by our parents? There is a good side and a bad side. Good side is they make you get good grade. Well good grade = good school = good job? Right? Bad side is that if your parents pressure you sooo much then you will eventually explode. Like literally you will not talk to your parents or maybe even get away from there because you are scared of them pressuring you. What you can do to stop them from pressuring you is that you can ask them to stop pressuring you to get good grades and said “If you stop pressuring me on grades, then I'll get a good grade!” but that does not mean that if they stop pressuring, you must maintain your grade and not get lower or else it would be better if they do pressure you.

Cussing.....ohhh...cussing...I'm sure in this generation, cussing has dramatically increase. You turn a corner, you'll hear cussing..How does that pressure you? Think about others. How about if someone in your class don't like cussing. How you think of them? How would you feel of someone know something that you don't like and they use it against you? Cussing is something that we shouldn't even do. It just some word that you use for no reason....Like What the HELL (I'm just using as example), why can't we just use WHAT?! There is no reason to use cussing words? What is it good for? Is it because everyone uses it and you just want to be like them? Words are used to help build others and not to hurt others...I can say that cussing words can hurt others. Please use your word WISELY......and I hope your words that comes out is good for others. I'm sure I have said words that hurt others and not help others. I hope all of us can watch out.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for
building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

Are you hanging out with the right crowd? Are you cussing a lot? Do you want to stop it, the only answer is God. Pray....Prayer is really powerful....(Thank you Chris for helping me find verses)

This is Chris:
Greg is going to talk about lieing....
Im going to talk about lust/porn
couple more temptation serious
then 1 big special devo to wrap it up before we go to grandcanyon!
Finaly devo for this would be 1 Cor 10:13 finnaly explained!