Get Around Right People
Devotional Reading: He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20 KJV
Life is better together and God wants you to enjoy healthy, balanced relationships. Who you choose to spend time with is one of the most important decisions you can make. It’s also one of the most practical areas to begin discerning the voice of God and His will for your life. Your relationships impact your destiny and purpose—either for good or for bad. Too often, good people get entangled in bad relationships—with disastrous results.
The people you surround yourself with determine the person you will become. When you start bringing the right voices into your life, you’ll begin to make the right choices as well. And once you start making the right choices, you get the right connections. Every time God does something significant in our lives, He introduces us to new people—ones who are connected to our destiny and purpose. Learning to discern God’s voice and follow His leading will remove you from bad relationships and bring you into contact with the right people.
Yes, God wants you to love everyone you come into contact with, but you have to make sure you are surrounding yourself with more people who fill your life than people who drain your life. Don’t just fall thoughtlessly into relationships. Make deliberate, discerning choices. Keep relationship with those who build you up and move you closer to being the person God created you to be, those who feed your faith and encourage you to pursue your God given dreams, and those who are lovingly honest with you and will be strong when you are weak.
Prayer and Confession
Lead me and guide me to make right choices in my relationships. Amen!
Further Reading – Romans 8:6, Proverbs 18:24, 1Thessalonians 5:11
