Conformity

http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/psychology/social/asch_conformity.html

Follow the link above and read the study of conformity that Solomon Asch performed.

Basically what happened was- a group of people were "staged" to answer a question about how long a certain line was compared to others. They were told to say the clearly wrong answer. The ones performing the experiment were not told which answer to choose; however, because they heard the other (staged) individuals' wrong answers-- they conformed.. EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IT WAS WRONG!!!

The point to this whole lesson is that we as humans are major conformists. We like to "go along with the crowd", "follow the bandwagon", etc. Nobody wants to feel alone, left out, unique, or solo. But God made us, right? So don't you think He knows that we tend to conform? YES!! He knows everything about us.

It is okay to conform- IF you conform to the right thing. God has given us countless Biblical examples that we can follow after. Surround yourself with Godly people, not sinful ones. Peer pressure is okay if it is positive! BTI and YOUTH CAMP are perfect examples of positive peer pressure taking place.

[Romans 12:2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Stand up for what you know is right and God will bless you. Like my pastor always says, "We can't twist the Word of God to fit our lives, we must twist our lives to fit the Word of God."