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When I was a little girl attending Vacation Bible School, I remember singing with all my might:
The Devil is a sly old fox,
if I could catch him
I would throw him in a box
I'd lock the door and throw away the key
for all the tricks he's played on me.
Many times in life, we are tempted to disobey our parents, teachers, or other people in charge of us. Sometimes we may even feel like something or someone is telling us to go ahead and do it because no one is looking. The cool thing, however, is that choosing to do right even when no one is looking helps us grow something called integrity. Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong values.
When you learn to develop this characteristic in your earlier years, it carries over to be an even stronger characteristic as you get older. When younger it might seem like a small gesture to do what is right over what is wrong, but when you grow older the consequences of bad decisions get bigger and bigger.
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In what ways can you practice making good decisions beginning today? When you are tempted to tell a little lie or to break a rule, rebuke Satan. Tell him to get behind you because you are a child of God, and you want to do what is right all the time. If he hears you say it enough, he will realize you mean business and maybe he will stop picking on you as much. Then pray and ask God to help you when you are tempted.
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Prayer : Dear God, we are so thankful that You place the Holy Spirit within us to help us decide what is right and what is wrong. Help us realize when the enemy tries to lead us to do wrong. Protect us from the ways he tries to trick us. You are a good, good Father. Amen.