As Christians, we should be striving to become closer to God every day.
Your friends can be toxic to your relationship with God and the destiny
He has in store for you. This is a series about friends and how they
impact your God-given destiny.
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*All the following quotes are from Joel Osteen.
"Who
your friends are and who you choose to associate with will have a great
impact on whether or not you fulfill your God-given destiny."
"You
need people in your life speaking vision into you. God has already
ordained the right people to come into your life, to speak vision, to
challenge you, and to inspire you."
Who we choose to hang out
with greatly influences our relationship with God. If you are
constantly around someone who is comfortable with where they are in
their Christian walk, and isn't seeking to do better in their life
(whether it's gossip, music, prayer, bible studying, compromising,
etc.), then something needs to be done about that friendship. You need
someone who is going to speak vision into you and help you in your
walk. If they are bringing you down or not helping you get higher in
your walk, and not challenging you to go further than you are, you
don't need them as a friend.
"Surrounds yourself with people
that are gonna help you rise higher; people that are more respectful,
more disciplined; people that have a bigger vision than you do."
If
you surround yourself with people who are always in the same spot or
sinking, why are you still around them? Yes, you are a positive
influence on them, but you need to downsize the time you spend with
them. You need to surround yourself with people that are closer to God
than you, that are more passionate for Him, that are doing better in
their walk than you. You don't always have to be the big dog in the
group. You need someone stronger in faith and biblical knowledge than
you.
"It's not the quantity of our friends that matter, it's the quality of our friends that really counts."
"I
would rather have one friend that has his head on straight, that's
going places, than 20 friends that are just floating downstream doing
what everybody else is doing."
It's not important how many
friends you have. It's important on how those friends influence you and
encourage you. I agree with Joel, I would rather have just 1 friend
that was more advanced in every area of their Christian walk than me,
that could inspire and challenge me, than to have 20 friends who are
just doing the same ol' thing and in the same ol' place with God that
they were 2 weeks ago; who are just giving into worldly things.
"You
need to surround yourself with people that motivate you to go forward
and not people that are constantly tempting you to shrink back." (or
stay in the same spot)
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This
series is TO BE CONTINUED... Tomorrow, we are going to be looking at
how our friends should be sharpening us; seasonal friends; and biblical
friends. Join me next time, and always feel free to state your opinions
or concerns. God bless!
In Christ,
Rod
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