Can you remember a time that you experienced peer pressure? Imagine that time for a moment. Remember your age, the setting, the people, the experiences, the smells, and the decision before you. At the time, what were you being pressured into? And how did you handle it?

Today, I share an experience that I had in college dealing with peer pressure, how I handled it, and I share how God wants us to handle peer pressure. Peer pressure can come in many forms but the Lord is faithful to help us in every scenario. Ready? Let’s grow!

Scriptures from Today:

2 Timothy 1:7 KJV “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

Romans 12:1-2 KJV “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Matthew 10:34-36 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief]. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be the members of his [own] household [when one believes and another does not].”

Hebrews 13:5 KJV “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

Acts 2:40 AMP “And Peter solemnly testified and continued to admonish and urge them with many more words, saying, “Be saved from this crooked and unjust generation!””

Acts 2:40 KJV “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.”

1 John 4:4 KJV “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

Romans 10:9 AMP “... acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 3:23 KJV “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Here is an online Bible if you would like to start reading on your own:

https://www.biblegateway.com/

Here are some churches to listen to or attend if you are in the area:

Full Gospel Monument of Faith Church in Newark, NJ, USA

https://www.facebook.com/FGMoF

Full Gospel Holy Temple in Dallas, TX, USA

https://www.youtube.com/@FullGospelBroadcast

Lastly, for updates and encouragement throughout the week, check out:

@olivia_d_parker on Instagram and Threads

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https://www.soakinginthesonlight.com/blog/the-girl-who-forgot-god-a-short-story

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Remember to be encouraged and stay encouraged, and to always Soak in the Sonlight because Jesus is the Only Light!