Sadie gives 5 examples of “awkward NOs” that could change your life:
- If somebody is drinking and they ask you to get in a car with them, say no.
- If somebody asks you to drink and you don’t want to drink, you can say no.
- If the person you’re dating wants to go farther than you want to, say no.
- Saying “YES” when you need to can be awkward as well—such as saying “yes” when you feel God prompting you to talk to or comfort someone you don’t know very well, or talk to someone who doesn’t know Christ about Him. Let God lead you. Pray for eyes to see. Pray for ears to hear.
- If someone comes up to you and wants to tell you something juicy, tell them you don’t want to know. Just say no.
Whatever the situation, we can ALL do better by taking a pause and thinking before we speak. But Sadie’s right, in the many tough peer-pressure situations our kids will face, 5 seconds of awkward CAN save their lives, or save them from a lifetime of regret. But they won’t know that if we don’t talk to them about it first. So moms and dads, whether you use this video or not, get talking with your kids about WHAT they’re going to say BEFORE they’re in these situations.
It might be awkward for YOU…but that short period of awkwardness when you’re talking with your kid could save YOU from a lifetime of regret as well.
