May 30, 2024 – Your Friends Are A Mirror

Your Friends Are A Mirror
May 30, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 13:20-22
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    As you have probably noticed over the years, I often refer to my parents and the things they said to me while I was growing up. I guess I looked up to them even more than I realized. Their words of wisdom continually come back and serve as a constant reminder of what life is really all about.

    One of the things my dad said when I was younger was, “You are who you hang out with.” At the time, I did not believe it. I thought, “No way, I am my own person. I am who I am, and they are different.” However, as I have grown older and started to look around, I see that he was right. If you want to understand the kind of person you are, just look at the people you choose to associate with. I’m not talking about those people you are forced to interact with, like classmates or coworkers. I’m referring to the times when it’s your choice. Who do you choose to spend most of your time with? Dear reader, let me tell you that who they are is a good indicator of who you are as well.

    I often wondered where my Christian parents came up with all their wisdom. Now I can see that most of their wisdom must have come from God’s Word. Proverbs 13:20 says pretty much the same thing my dad said. If you walk with wise people, they will make you wiser. Being around wise people will encourage you to think and learn. On the other hand, spending time with a group of people who have no desire to improve, who make foolish decisions, and disregard God and His Word, will influence you to become like them. So, as you look around at the friends you choose to be around, ask yourself, “Who am I?”

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     So, what if your self-inspection reveals that you may not have the best friends? What should you do next? Well, you have two choices.

      First, if you want to improve yourself, seek out and make new, encouraging friends.

     Secondly, consider helping your current friends become wiser. You can do this by engaging in conversations with them about the Bible and God. If they genuinely don’t want to become wiser, you won’t have to abandon them. I promise! It may be hard to believe, but these so-called friends will eventually drift away from you.

What doyou see when you look into life’s mirror?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: May 30, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Ezra 6-10
   Proverbs 13:20-22

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   2 Kings 6-8
   John 10:22-42