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Seeing young Christian children raised in good Christian homes rebel is a common thing we find today. Passing through this same scenario, I can say for my own case that the main reason why most children do this is because of peer pressure. The devil has used a crucial tool in getting most young people brought up in the ways of the Lord to rebel against their parents and the Lord and by so doing side with the world.

It all starts when a young Christian kid is seen by peers as weird and that feeling of not belonging steps in. These young kids will eventually give in to the pressure from their peers and engage in acts validated by their peers as the norms and just like that, they rebel to gain the acceptance of the World and to be seen as a normal person. I remember my mom telling me I should not keep late nights and I happily obeyed her and was very happy. But in my teen years, my friends and mates will tell me stories of their clubbing night and how they had a great time and blablabla.

I started having this feeling of not being big enough. I felt like I was considered a kid and I wanted to prove that I was man enough too and so agreed to go clubbing with them too. I went out with them and got into the club. In an effort to fit in, I danced to the flow of the music and the whole atmosphere took over. But at one point, I felt like what I was doing was so wrong. I looked at the time and it was about 2am in the morning. That was the latest I have ever been out.

I immediately launched out of there and was on my way straight home. When I got home, my parents were so worried and I felt so bad for making them worried. They didn't say anything but I could read from their looks that they were not happy. I felt really bad because if there is something I hate, it is to disappoint my parents. I was sad for the incident but unknown to me, I had rebelled against God too. That night, incidents at the club came flashing in my head and I could not sleep. I felt deep within me that I had failed God. I had rebelled against him in a quest to be accepted by my friends and the World.
That was the last time I ever entered a night club. Even one time some friends called me to hang out and we entered this beer parlour, I was so restless and only got my peace when I left.

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I have come to realize from my experiences that there is a choice we must make as Christians. We must choose between thw World and God. Love of the World means automatic enemity with God. Once a Christian, what is permitted for the World is not permitted for you. You became different and a called out one; Called to live a holy life before the Lord.
I have come to accept that and I have made that choice and by the grace of God sticked with my choice. I now know I am not like the World and was never meant to be like the world. I am a son of God called to be a light to my World and not to be like the World. Christians are called to be a light to the World and once we make God our choice, then his light will shine through us.

God bless you.