‘Choices.......’


Lucy will you stop that?” “….. but why are you such a spoil sport Mum? Everybody does it, why should I be the odd one out?” “The fact that everybody does it does not make it right Lucy” “I don’t even know what is right or wrong anymore, it’s all so confusing!”

If you are a young person reading this article, you will agree with me that, like Lucy, one sometimes gets confused about what is right or wrong because everybody seems to be doing it! Nobody is interested in what God thinks! Now you may be thinking ‘what has God got to do with what I do or not do? A lot!

First, you should understand that you are accountable to God for your actions. How? God created you and gave you a ‘will power’ that is the power to choose what you do and do not do, both of which have their consequences. You can choose not to prepare for your exams and fail or study well and succeed. Every cause always has an effect! Remember Adam and Eve? They had a choice either to obey God or to eat the forbidden fruit and disobey Him. The serpent deceived Eve, she chose to eat the fruit and Adam had to answer to God! He was accountable to God. God did not spare them because it was the serpent that deceived them, God held Adam and Eve responsible for their actions. God will not acquit you for doing wrong because someone forced or pressurized you into doing it.

Secondly, ignorance is no excuse with God. It is your responsibility to find out what is right and do it. The word of God says ‘Buy the truth, sell it not…’ That all your classmates and friends are doing ‘it’ does not make ‘it’ right! If you are unsure about anything, don’t do it! “Hey! But that’s not fair! Why will God punish someone for what he did not even know was wrong!” That is because He has made available to you His Constitution (the Bible) that contains His will! Take time to find out what God thinks about that issue by looking it up in His word before you decide what to do.

Beloved it is God’s desire to build a generation of young people like you who will stand up and say ’NO’ to vices and ’YES’ to virtues.

The choices you make today, whether you like it or not, contribute to your tomorrow! The devil
can do nothing in your life except you allow him. You do not have to give in to pressures from friends; the majority is not always right you know! Remember what Jesus said? Broad is the way that leads to destruction and many are those who follow this path but the way of life is narrow and those who tread there are few. Dare to be different; God is counting on you!!!