Proverbs 13:20 NLT
Walk with the wise and become wise, associate with fools and get in trouble.
Your choice of friends is crucial, because friends play a huge part in the kind of person you are and will become. There is a saying “Show me your friends and I’ll show you my future.” Most of us don’t really think of the influence of friends. This devotion isn’t to tell you to get rid of all of your friends; but it is to help you see that your friends play a big part in your life, SO CHOOSE THEM WISELY.
Because friends make such an impact on your life, it’s extremely important to choose them wisely. Let’s ask a few questions about our friendships:
Do your friends bring you up or pull you down?
What do you like and dislike about your friendships?
What can you do to ensure you have quality friends?
Do you have friends who will help you live a life of pursuing God?
You might ask “What’s so important about my friends anyway?” In his book “The Purity Code” author Jim Burns had a young man ask him this same question. He replied to the young man “You tell me”. The young man pulled out a piece of paper and wrote the following impressions:
My Friends influence me on:
what I think about myself
what language I use
what I think of my parents
what I wear
what’s in and what’s not in
what I think about my teachers
how I act
what parties I attend
whether studying is important
whether or not to drink or smoke
what is right or wrong
whether I should keep going to church
how I should spend my money
what I want to do when I graduate from high school
Are your friends helping you on your pursuit for purity? Only you can answer that question honestly. My hope is you won’t underestimate the influence of your friends and peer pressure.
Romans 12:2 NLT
2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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