The following story was written by 11-year-old Ashley Ferguson of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She hopes that the story might help other children cope with their day to day problems, and we hope it will too. Thanks for sending it in, Ashley!

In the story, Alex and Christine learn what they should not find enjoyment in, as well as what they should delight in. See if you can learn what these things are too:

As Alex and Christine walked home from school with their friends, they began to talk about mov­ies. Alex and Christine had seen some videos, but not like what their friends were talking about. They were talking about movies which are actually adult movies, like love and murder stories, and they didn’t even seem to care about what they were actually saying. These friends noticed that Alex and Chris­tine weren’t saying much, and they began to tease them for not going to theaters and watching adult movies.

When Alex and Christine got home, they asked their dad and mom why they couldn’t go to movie theaters and watch adult movies. First of all, their dad went and got the Bible, then he sat down and told them to sit down beside him. Next, he opened the Bible to Psalm 1:1-2, and he then read, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he medi­tate day and night.”

“Now,” said their dad, “what do you think of those children and what they watch?”

They both answered, “We think that the people who go to watch movies like that are people who have been tempted by Satan to worship man and the things of the earth instead of worshipping God, and they will be judged, but that those who do not go to those movies will be rewarded for their faith.” “Good,” said their dad, “now we know that we can say ‘no’ to Satan and the things of this life, and say yes’ with God’s grace, not caring what the wicked think of us, because God loves us a whole lot!”

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Connie Meyer is the mother of 5 children and attends Hope Protestant Reformed Church in Walker, Michigan.