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Joining The Right Christian Youth Groups
You know, with all of the moral and spiritual corruption in this current day and age, it is more important now than ever to make sure that our children are spending their time among good, moral and Christian influences. That way, they will not be subject to the influences of many of their so-called friends who do not live their lives in accordance to the teachings of Jesus Christ. The best way to insure that they do what is right is to get them to join Christian youth groups. Only these Christian youth groups will make sure that they are engaged in responsible and educational opportunities after school instead of getting into trouble.
Although it took some time, my son Billie loves his Christian youth group. Today, they are meeting with a bunch of other Christian youth groups in a fellowship camp way out in the country. His dad has come along as a chaperon, as have several of the other dads and moms from the Christian youth groups to make sure that everything goes safely and responsibly. Although I am not the outdoorsy one in the family, I really almost wish that I was going. It will be so much fun for him, with fishing, boating, swimming, soccer, and of course sharing the word of God with the members of other Christian youth groups in joyous fellowship.
When he is surfing the internet, I encourage him to interact with online Christian youth groups. He doesn't like these as much, but there are many advantages to them. He can talk this way to Christians not only all over the country, but all over the world. He can find out about projects going on in less fortunate areas to bring food, shelter, and the word of God to those who are suffering. Most important of all, he can avoid some of the temptations of the internet that we can not always protect him from by using his computer time in a fun and morally responsible way – with other kids from Christian youth groups .
The best thing about Christian youth groups is that they give him something to do that doesn't involve peer pressure. Sure, my Billie is a good strong kid, and maybe he could resist the lure of drugs and alcohol, but he really shouldn't have to even be exposed to those kinds of influences, to say nothing of the other temptations that kids in their teens face. With Christian youth groups, he doesn't have to
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