My friends rushed off to give my answer
guilty inside. But why? I wasn’t kissing
to his troop of friends and that was that. I
him. I wasn’t going out on dates. I hadn’t
figured this boy would wave to me in the
technically done anything “bad”. BUT I
hall or sit by me at lunch and it would be a
was doing something my parents had spe-
good old time.
cifically asked me not to do. And I knew it
was also something that church leaders
Wrong-oh.
had counseled against as well. I knew that
Guess who
the feeling of guilt would only grow and
called me
that I would never feel comfortable “going
t h a t
out” with this really cute boy. I had made a
night?
bad choice and I needed to fix it.
I will choose good
over evil and will
accept responsibility
for my decisions.
At my
house?
I broke up with Cute Boy the next morning
(This is
at school. Well, actually, I told my friends
w a y b e-
to tell his friends to tell him that I broke up
fore the
with him. I’m sure he had no idea what
cell phone
was going on and looking back I’m sure I
era.) The boy!!
hurt his feelings, but I knew that it was the
Luckily I answered the phone and luckily it
right thing to do.
was cordless so I could run up to my bedroom and hide in my closet. I just knew
So what’s your point, you say? To ignore
my parents would FLIP! if they knew what
boys? To pretend they’re not cute? No
was going on. So in the security of my
way! Of course we can be around cute
closet, I said hello and made small chit
boys and of course we build friendships
chat. The whole time my heart was pound-
with them. My point is that we need to
ing and my ears straining to listen for any
make good choices. By making good
looming parents. I don’t even know what
choices we show God that we love Him
Cute Boy told me or asked me since I was
and are willing to follow Him. In Joshua
so concerned about getting caught. I
24:15 it says, “Choose you this day whom
quickly wrapped up the conversation, said
ye will serve; but as for me and my house,
bye, and took a breathe of relief when I fi-
we will serve the Lord.” Make the decision
nally ended the phone call. Phew.
today to serve God and then make your
choices match that decisio