p. 495 | HOW TO SAY NO

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 10, 1881

HOW TO SAY NO.

For a boy to meet a temptation boldly, frankly, and at once with a “No,” which has a meaning in it, is a great thing. Some boys will say “No,” but in such a half-hearted way that the tempter knows that it means a half “Yes.” This simply gives an invitation for a repetition of the solicitation, and makes almost certain too, the yielding. But a “No” that is enforced by tone and look, that tells that the word has its own true meaning, settles largely the matter, or if it does not settle it, makes it certain that if the temptation comes again, it will be weaker and he will be stronger. The first “No” is a great thing.—Christian Weekly.