RESISTING PEER PRESSURE

HOW TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE

It’s natural to want to be accepted by others. Peer pressure play on that desire. Many of your peers would like to influence you to join them in activities like: drug abuse, sexual immorality, cultism, financial misappropriation, stealing, forgery, alcoholism etc.

Aaron was influenced and gave in to the pressure of the Israelites (Exo.32:1-4). Imagine somebody that confronted Pharaoh in his palace could give in to such pressure.

Loads of youths are influenced negatively because of Inferiority complex and low self esteem.

HOW?

1. Anticipate pressures: by anticipating problems from your peers, it enables you to be prepared either to avoid it or confront it. for example, seeing groups of School mates who are involved in smoking, drinking of alcohol, and sex, by expecting that one day you will offered such presentations, it will enable you avoid or confront such challenges from them. Prov.22:3
2. Think of its consequences: you may need to ask yourself questions like: ‘how will feel in the long run if I go with the crowd?’; ‘will I be fulfilling God’s standard?’; ‘how will my parents feel?’, these and many more are such questions. Heb.5:14.
3. Make the right decision: everyone in life will have to make his/her decisions on what to do either right or wrong. Someone said; decision determines destiny. Whether you will join them or not you will have to make the decision yourself. Deu.32: 19.
4. Make your position known to them or act wisely: you might think this hard for you to, but no! if you have already thought about it, made up your mind about it, it will not be difficult for you to make your stand clear. Prov.15:23.

Build your self esteem in Christ; it will save you most pressures in life. Thank you.