Reach4Life- Journey 3: LiveSample

DAY THREE: FRIENDS AND PEER PRESSURE

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked...” – Psalm 1:1, NIV

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What’s the difference between a thermometer and a heater? A thermometer measures the heat, while a heater influences the heat. God wants you to be a heater, not a thermometer! He wants your friends to be positively influenced by you, rather than you being negatively influenced by them.

Your friends can help you deal with life, have fun, and avoid loneliness. However, they can also destroy your life if you don’t choose them carefully! When you stop influencing others for good, some people tend to start influencing you for bad.

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Psalm 1

LEARN

Choose your company well (v1). If you walk with the wicked, stand with sinners and sit with mockers, you’re in danger of being influenced negatively (v1). Then you’ll miss out on God’s gifts:

· Blessing (v1)

· Fruitfulness & prosperity (v3) and

· Watchful care (v6)

· You’ll simply be blown away (v4)

· You’ll die spiritually (v6).

Rather make sure that your best friends all love God and his Word (v2).

That’s also why God tells us not to date a person who doesn’t follow Jesus. God’s Word urges us to choose our friends and life-partner well!

Walk with wise people and become wise. A companion of foolish people suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20)

LIVE

· Who are the friends who influence you most?

· In what ways do they pull you away from God, or draw you closer to him?

· How can you break away from wrong company and make new friends?

LINK

For more on Friends & Peer Pressure, read:

1 Corinthains 15:33

2 Corinthians 6:14-18