Billy lived a blessed life. His awesome dad had encouraged him to be a follower of Christ. He not only told him to obey, but he also told him why. He not only told him to pray but he also taught him how to pray about fighting against sin, and about caring about souls. Billy always did what his father had taught him to do. That is, he did it, right up until the day of the incident. One Friday Billy had Jonny on his team in gym class. Jonny broke all the rules and he had a joke every minute. That day Billy changed his habit of sitting with his christian buddies. He sat with Jonny at lunch. Jonny had a million stories, and with every situation Jonny made it clear that he broke all the rules and that he had fun doing it. At home the next day Billy decided to live life Jonny's way. He grabbed some loose bills that weren't his, and he went shopping. He watched TV show that were “highly discouraged” in “dads” house. To top it off he stared “looking” at stuff on his computer. As he completely crossed the line he remembered dad's words. 'If you open Pandor's box, satan will show you some fun stuff, but after some cheap thrills, you will get to see his true self.” Two hours later Billy thought, wow, my dad was wrong about a lot of things. This is fun. Later that night Billy went to bed, but he could not sleep. He had always been proud of the fact that he did not need a night light in his room. But tonight something was very different. It felt very dark and he felt very uncomfortable. He normally prayed as he drifted off, but on this night he just felt dark, bad, and lonely. Suddenly he realized, yesterday he had a great life. It was filled with light and joy. Just three days ago he felt like he was starting to find his purpose because he had helped his buddy Fred get back on track with a couple of prayers ideas. But now... emptiness. Dad had said, satan advertises a great program, but you won't like him much once he gets his claws into you. Billy repented and went on to live a vibrant Christian life. Why? Because when he compared his dark new life with his old vibrant life he knew the truth. Satan had lied to him, while Jesus had given him everything. Today, see how many ways you can do things God's way. See how much light you can fill your life up with. Why? Because when you are in that condition you will be more likely to dig into the verses for quitting, and you will start to see prayer working more quickly. Don't just quit. Quit and live a vibrant Christian life.
