The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.--Proverb 21:5 (KJV)
The Proverb simply means, The Plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage. At times, pressure to engage in unwholesome or unwell-being activity may come from other youths who claim to be christain. As an example, what if a youth that is claiming to be a christian brings alcohol to a gathering and you and others present are not of legal age to drink? Or what if you arrive at a gathering by such a person and discover that there is no adult supervision? A situations may arise in which you will need to follow your Bible trained conscience. One teenage Christian relates: “My sister and I walked out of a movie that contained a lot of swearing. Others in the group decided to stay. Our parents praised us for what we did.”
If you are going to a gathering, the best thing to do is to have an exit plan in case things are not as you expected them to be. A youths should not have an agreement with their parents that a simple phone call is all that will be needed to get an early ride
home.
