President George Washington once said, "It is better to be alone than in bad company." I don't know if he read his Bible, but that sounds very much like 1 Corinthians 14:33, "...Bad company corrupts good character."
All children have social needs, but often today, Christian parents are criticized for being too selective and intentional when it comes to choosing who their children are permitted to interact with. It is often said that our children must be exposed to the numerous temptations and bad influences of the world so they can learn how to resist them or learn how to win them, but, history and experience often show that this does not work. A child is much more susceptible to being influenced than one who is mature.
Dear parents, let us be encouraged to place a higher priority on the quality of our children's social contacts than on the quantity; that we may keep them safeguarded from bad company and we may encourage godly purposes for the company they do keep. And, may God bless us as we strive to set our children apart unto Him.
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