Choice Friends


Proverbs 24:1-2 (NIV)
"Do not Envy the wicked, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.”

I look back on my youth I can see that choosing friends is very important. To me in middle school it seemed like the “cool” kids were the bad kids. Kids that were fighting, and always getting in trouble. I can look back now and say that they were not the cool kids, but unfortunately they were the kids that I hung out with. The friend choices I made then influenced my life greatly. I would get advice from them and do things that would impress them. This led me down the wrong path, a path that brought me a lot of trouble and grief.

No matter what your age is, you need to consider the qualities of those we choose to spend our time with. If someone talks about making trouble or Make plans with bad intentions, you do not want their company. Once I finally submitted to Christ and accepted his free gift of salvation, I began to reevaluate my friends. There were few left that I would spend time with, and accepted that God had changed me. You need to surround yourself with those who want to do what is right. Those who will help you grow spiritually and encourages you to pray, study your bible, and do what it says.

Challenge: Evaluate who you spend your time with. Do they encourage you to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord or fulfill fleshly desires?  

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 (NIV)

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