Friends,
As our kids were growing up, we made sure to keep an eye on how they behaved around their friends. We always felt a little better when friends encouraged them to do the right things ... behave in school, tell the truth, and stay out of trouble. Of course, there were some kids who did the opposite. The most troublesome would even encourage our children to disobey and lie to us. We would step in and express our deep displeasure with the relationship, reminding them that anyone who encourages you to do the wrong thing is no friend.
In the same way, our Father instructs us to examine the fruits of every relationship. He wants us to seek out those that produce good fruit. He wants to end the friendship that leads us into temptation and delivers us into evil.
Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. [NKJV]
Take some time during the Sabbath and submit your friendships before the LORD. Ask Him to show you which ones bring you closer to Him, and which create distance in your relationship with God. And when the LORD reveals to you that a certain friendship must be ended, then end it knowing that you are being obedient to the glory of the Father.
Be encouraged, Jose
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