Category: Peer Pressure

Galatians 1:10 (NKJV) 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Paul was a passionate man. No matter what he did, he did it with all that was in him.

As a Jew, he excelled among his peers, rising above many of them in his studies of the Jewish traditions and laws.

As a persecutor of Christians, he was extremely zealous, putting much effort into making sure Christians everywhere were terrified of Him.

And then, as an apostle of Christ, he spoke the truth boldly, not caring who it might offend or how much trouble it might get him into.

His life was a testimony of this as he spent many years behind bars and in chains for his faith in Jesus.

Ultimately, his faith in Christ cost him his life, when he died as a martyr for Jesus.

Paul never made any effort to please men. And his life is a shining example for us to follow.

Peer pressure, no matter what age we are, can sometimes push us to do certain things that we might not otherwise consider doing.

On the other hand, it can sometimes cause us to shrink back, not doing what we know we should do, had the peer pressure not been there.

As we walk along the path that God has placed before us, we need to make sure that we never make decisions or choices based on pressure applied by people around us.

It doesn’t matter if it’s pressure to do or not to do something. If the Holy Spirit isn’t confirming what we’re contemplating, then we need to pull back and wait on God to show us His choice for us.

Doing this will not only make sure that we make the right choices, but it will also prevent us from having to fix a mess caused by making the wrong choice.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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