…and then I met this girl…
You know, I’ve heard alot of testimonies. Alot of them start sort of like this, “I was always in church as a kid, doing what my parents asked of me, never got into much trouble. Eventually I got a little older, AND THEN I MET THIS GIRL…” (side note before you get to far in to this, many testimonies also go and then I met this guy as I am aware that guys too can be quite the negative influence.) I wish I had a quarter for everytime someones testimony started like that, I mean it seems like that is everyones story, especially in youth ministry. I hear it from students, parents, leaders, everyone. Now, I know where your mind has wandered to this is only negative, well my testimony goes a little different. It goes, I stayed in trouble, always doing the wrong thing, and then i met this girl. So I’m not sitting here saying we should all quit dating and become monks or nuns depending on whats appropriate for you but I am saying to be careful who that guy or that girl is. I may never claim to be the wisest man but I do know this, 1 Corinthians 15:33 says “Bad company corrupts good character.” I don’t care who you are bad company corrupts good character. I know that many times I went out into “The World” with the noblest of intentions only to come home that night with regrets. I have found that for me it is difficult to hang with the wrong company. Girls, if the guy is high fiving his friends because he just got a few more points, chances are he’s aiming to do the same with you. Guys, unfortunately the girls are doing the same thing. BE CAREFUL. The Bible says to be in the world not of the world and to flee from sexual immorality, not just avoid it, but to literally run away screaming like an idiot to some other remote corner of the universe. So lets change the stories, lets go with and then I met this guy, his name was Jesus, and my life never took another turn.
