There was a test conducted by a university where 10 students were placed in a room. 3 lines of varying length were drawn on a card. The students were told to raise their hands when the instructor pointed to the longest line. But 9 of the students had been instructed beforehand to raise their hands when the instructor pointed to the second longest line. 1 student was the stooge. The usual reaction of the stooge was to put his hand up, look around, and realizing he was all alone, pull it back down. This happened 75% of the time, with students from grade school through high school. The researchers concluded that many would rather be part of the crowd than be right.
I don't think the findings of this study are in any way unique to childhood or youth. It takes a great deal of courage to stand for what you know to be right when it seems that the rest of the world is going in a different direction.
The next time it seems everyone else is pointing in a different direction than the life that God has called you to live as a fully devoted follower of Christ remember these words from scripture, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
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