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but your honesty will be best for him. Ask God to give you the words in how to approach this situation. He will 
Not a good idea.
You will almost always go wrong when you try to "invent" things to say.... that is "Passive Aggressive", at best, and often just plain "Passive."
Simply tell him the truth as you have stated it here. That is being "Assertive" and personally responsible. All you have to do is say the exact words you typed here.... "You are not yet ready to date." If it is true, you can add that he will be someone you will consider when you finally are.
You will almost always go wrong when you try to "invent" things to say.... that is "Passive Aggressive", at best, and often just plain "Passive."
Simply tell him the truth as you have stated it here. That is being "Assertive" and personally responsible. All you have to do is say the exact words you typed here.... "You are not yet ready to date." If it is true, you can add that he will be someone you will consider when you finally are.
Yes, I would be willing to. But my role, as far as you are concerned, is to teach you how to do it for yourself. And here is one way......
When doing almost anything like this, put yourself in the frame of mind that it is not YOU that you are contending for, but instead, it is your little sister you are interceding for. (Doing this works a lot like how you are told to envision the audience you might be giving a speech or performance to, sitting out there in their under-ware.) In other words, de-personalize situations, and you will often be able to handle them much more comfortably.
When doing almost anything like this, put yourself in the frame of mind that it is not YOU that you are contending for, but instead, it is your little sister you are interceding for. (Doing this works a lot like how you are told to envision the audience you might be giving a speech or performance to, sitting out there in their under-ware.) In other words, de-personalize situations, and you will often be able to handle them much more comfortably.