The other day my 2 year old daughter stood up in her chair and tried to put her finger in the electrical outlet. I jumped at her and screamed no at the same time. In that moment, it becomes very clear what is important and what is not. It goes without saying that none of us would willingly allow a son/daughter to engage in activity that we knew would endanger him/her to the point or even possible killing them. Our nature is to protect our children and that is very good. However, as a person who has worked with teens for over 15 years, it is apparent that there are times that our judgment becomes flawed or even deceived by one of the most devastating behaviors a Christian teen can practice. That practice is to date someone outside of the Christian faith. II Corinthians 6:14 puts it rather plainly "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" This "yoked" the Apostle Paul speaks of is referring to close relationships. It goes without saying that this includes dating, marriage, close friendships, and those relationships that might affect who we are and what decisions we make. My observation as well as a personal experience have yielded this conclusion: Nothing good comes out of ignoring this directive from God's Word! If Christ himself were standing next to me and telling me to stand or sit, I would easily and joyfully obey, because I know He is the Son of God. Well, what about obeying His Word? It is not really a gray area. Let's obey and put Him first in our lives. Disobedience opens us up to compromise in more areas and in more ways. We as Christians are not called to compromise, we are called to excellence and holiness in Christ. This begins with obedience. Moms and Dads, sons and daughters, lets obey this directive and keep ourselves out of harms way especially when it is obvious there is danger, kinda like an electrical outlet.
PT
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