Going against the flow Avoiding peer pressure sometimes means going against the flow Peer pressure is going in the same direction as the crowd. But if they are doing wrong the Bible strongly counsels the person to change directions. Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit. Exodus Ch.23:2-3 It is easy to follow the crowd in doing wrong, because the way of the world is a broad road which many people walk. People do not like to be unpopular and therefore are reluctant to support an unpopular cause. Most people prefer to follow the majority. The man or woman of God must develop the independence of mind to firstly seek God’s help and then walk in God’s way irrespective as to the opinion of others. Imagine you were in a crowd walking out of a packed room when you all of sudden had to turn around because you had forgotten something in the room. You can imagine how hard and difficult it is to try and walk against the crowd. In a similar way it requires a lot of courage to go in a different direction to the crowd.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:06:29 +0000
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