Nothing destroy a life of a believer like wrong company, friendship is not by force, but friendship is by choice. Any one you have as friend has the power of influence over you, and you also has the influencial power over him or her.
The Bible says in the book of Proverbs charpter number 27:17. Which says that as iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friends. A wrong company is the company that has the potential to corrupt a person's life and prevent him from fulfilling the divine mandate of God upon his or her life on Earth. Wrong company kill faster than cancer, therefore you must avoid them by all cost. When you look at the Bible book of Numbers charpter number 16:24-26. And it says that,. Speak to the congregation saying get away from the tent of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Then Moses rose and went to Dathan, and Abiram and the elders of Isreal followed him and he spoke to the congregation, saying, Depart now from the tent of these wicked men, touch nothing of theirs lest you will be consumed in all their sin.
An eagle don't migled with vultures. There is a saying that goes like this. Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are. That is why the word of God says in the book of 2 Corinthians charpter number 6:17, the Bible says Therefore come out from among them and be separate says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you and you shall be my sons and daughters says the Lord Almighty. That's why the Bible book of Proverbs charpter number 13:20 says that, He who works with Wise men will be wise but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Beloved you cannot say you are a born again child of God and all your friends are armed rubbers, drunkards , prostitute, womanizer. That means your Christianity is guestionable, it has a big (?) mark. My dear you don't just make friends for social poposes, but you must keep friends for positive impact in life, if the company you are keeping is not adding value to your life, run away from that company, it is not by force, but it should be choice. As a child of God, you must not make friends for fun, but you keep company for fire impact, those that can fuel your Spiritual life and inflame your enthusiasm and momentum. The Bible book of 1 Corinthians charpter number 15:33, says that Do not be decieved Evil company curopt good habits, that is why the Bible book of Ephesians charpter number (5:11) which says that, And have no relationship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather exposed them.
Do not let anyone force you into any relationship that you are not sure of or not confortable with, I told you frendship must be by choice not by force. There are some friends of yours you need to discontinue with, if are definitely going to make a future and fufil destiny here on earth. Any body who is not going your direction do not deserve your association. Love is a command, but friendship is a choice, that is why you must love liberally, but relate selectively, your must choose your friends, your friends must not choose you, for the life of every one call Christian' to be outstanding, you must make company by choice, birds of the same feathers flooks together.
When you read the Bible book of Genesis God told Abram to be separated from his Father's house and all his relations and go to where He will show him, Even though He is God, there are some things He will not like to do for you, when you are in wrong place not that He cannot brake protocol and do them, but He will not do it for your sake, for you cannot get the blessings or the lifting and sustain them in the midst of that curopt everoment, As God He know the Ability you have and how Cony the devil is. When God told Abraham to go out of his father's house and all his relations, what happened, He departed as God instructed "BUT" Why the but, he departed but did not separate completely from his relations, he carries Lot along, which handed him into many trouble and temptations, not until what happened in Genesis charpter number 13:8-13. The Bible says that, there becomes contention between Abraham's herdsmen and Lots herdsmen, and Abraham called Lot to look and said to him is not the whole land before you, choose for yourself any side, and I will go the other way, this is what God saw before hand but Abraham did not see it.
Look at what happened in verse number (14-18) of that same charpter 13 , and it says that,. And the Lord said to Abraham, after Lot had separated from him. Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are "northward, southward, eastwards, and wrsthward. For all the land you see I give to you and your descendants forever. And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if man could number the dust of the earth,, then your descendants also could be numbered. Arise walk in the land through it's length and it's widths, for I give it to you. Ten Abraham moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre. Which are in Hebron and but an altar there to the Lord. God did not open up to Abraham the popose why He called him out of his father's house, because what he suppose to separate from, the part is still with him.
The Bible say, do not be unequally yoked with the unbelievers, because they are carrying deferent "Gene" There is a blood flowing in you, that blood of Jesus, but the one flowing in them is of the devil, so there is no way you people can reason the samething at the same time. They will only be there to make sure the popose of God in your life and destiny is tuated and have no manifestation. There is something the Bible make us to nudersand claerly in the Bible book of Proverbs charpter number (25:3-5), Which says that, As the Heavens for height and the earth for depth. So the heart of a King is unserchable. Take away the cross from Silver, and it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. Take away the wicked from before the King, and his thrown will be established in righteousness. So the two possitive side of the magnet cannot connect to gether. My dear, thank you for reading this my aticle, I pray it will make a meaning in your life and choose your right part and those that can help you fufil destiny. Don't forget Love is a command, but reletionship is a choice, God bless you.
The kind of people we allow around us matters, like it or not they are also a source if influence in our daily lives, if we find ourselves in mist of those who see notting wrong in slacking of during Church activities or on how they worship God, that would also affect our service. Even the bible said it iron sharpens iron..