Proverbs 12:26 (NKJV) 26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.<\/p>\n
Hanging out and spending a lot of time with people that pull us down, are always doing wrong, are constantly talking negative, frequently gossiping and spending a lot of time picking others apart can be harmful to us and cause us to stumble as well.<\/p>\n
We may not like to admit it, but their behavior can rub off on us, causing us to become desensitized to things that we know we shouldn’t be participating in.<\/p>\n
A friend should be someone that we can talk with and have fun with, but not have to change our values or standards to keep them as our friend. A friend will accept us the way we are and not talk behind our backs if we are different than them.<\/p>\n
A good friend won’t use us for selfish purposes, but they will care about how we are doing and check in on us occasionally.<\/p>\n
True friends can allow time to go by without seeing each other and then pick up where we left off when meeting up again.<\/p>\n
Good friends can be hard to find. Be careful and choose wisely.<\/p>\n
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n
Seven Seas Ministries
\nP.O. Box 272
\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n
401-315-0902<\/p>\n
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