Hey Hey I know you all have remembed to do your homework assignment right? Yah just what I thought you forgot already what it even was, well maybe some of you haven't. So here it is again anyway. Michael worked with us on the who we get peer pressure from and the different areas and types that we receive it from. This week we are going to be looking at the ME factor. Not "me" because you are sooooooo important, but what is wrong with me that there is such a problem with peer pressure in my life. What is the root (when you hear the word root used like this, think of like a root on a tree, the problem that we see >peer pressure is just a fruit/result of a deeper problem in my life, the deeper problem is the root if the issue) issue involved with peer pressure. You guys are supposed to come up with the why (as in why do we give in to peer pressure, or what in us causes us to go against what we know is right) So now that you have all been given warning and reminder we the leaders expect you to all come fully prepared Sunday morning to both engage in conversation and answer with well thought out questions. I'm looking forward to it.
posted by Tim @ 9:49 PM
8 Comments:
One reason that I know I give in to peer pressure is the desire to fit in with everyone else, wanting to feel accepted. If you do what "everyone else is doing" than you think maybe they'll see you as someone they can hangout with. We don't do what it right for fear of being an outcast from "everyone else", translated, the world.
Ya, I am right there with you on that one Dominic.
What do you think it is that is causing us to give in to the fear instead of overcoming it and doing what we know is the right thing, or what would cause us not to give in to the fear that we so often sense so powerfully?
Thanks for the reminder that we need to be reaching out to others, even if and maybe espesially if it feels awkward.
I agree with Stephen on the fear of being alone, that's probably my greatest fear is not being accepted. I really couldn't say why that's such a big fear for me because I do know that God always accepts me and I have many close friends who all accept me for me. So really what I think the problem with not overcoming the fear we don't think about the friends we have and another thing is I think that we're trying to get the wrong friends becuase if we feel that we have to be like them for them to like us and want to hang out with us then they're not really friends at all and if we're doing things that aren't right to fit in with them then we know that they aren't good friends for us to have. I think a couple of things that would help us not give into that fear so readily is counting our blessings for one, I know that like I said I have lots good friends and I have loving parents and I have a church family that cares for me and most of all I have God so if I have all that why do I need things of the world. It sounds so much easier than it really is but I think if we think about that more then we'll take a second thought on trying to fit in. I think another thing that makes us fall into the temptation is low self-confidence, we need thiink about ourselves in that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and that we are made in the image of God. Just those two things from the bible should boost our confidence if we really sit and think about that.
My peer pressure issue is that i want everyone to like me and i do mean everyone...if someone doesn't like me, it really bothers me....But as Dominic and Stephen are saying, my worth is really in Christ, not in who likes me or not....soooo that is the TRUTH that i need to dwell on, instead of letting my mind dwell on the lie that i need everyone to like me--the truth is that Christ loves me and really nothing else matters....sounds easy...why can't i keep my mind on the truth???!!!!
I agree that we tend to judge our own worth based on what others think of us rather than Christ's acceptance of us. (Or, at least, what we assume others think of us.) This is certainly bad. At the same time, Jesus Himself grew in favor with God and man (Luke 2:52; cf Prov. 3:1-4), so it's important not to completely ignore what others think. BUT . . . we should be striving for godly character which much of the world will even appreciate (though some will hate it), NOT conformation to the world. Definitely check out the Prov. 3:1-4 passage.
I agree with Mrs. Hull too, if God ment for us to ignore everyone else then he wouldn't have created in us a need for companionship which is why he created Eve for Adam. So we can't go into this world ignoring everyone but as she said we need to be striving for a Godly character. God should be the focus in our life and if someone isn't ok with that then I guess there's really nothing you can do about it except pray for that person but you can't give up God becuase someone doesn't agree.
So many good comments, what could I possibly add...
I guess everyone will be ready for Sunday. It sounds like discussion has been greased.
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