Friends

When is the last time you did something really stupid? It could be short-term but still life-changing stupid. The new debt, the sleep-over, the addiction revisited, the… whatever. Were you alone? Did you avoid certain friends? Did you seek out new ones?

I’m increasingly convinced that our friends determine our future. No matter how independent you think you are, hang around people and you become like them. When I spent time in Mexico I picked up a bit of Spanglish, when living in Louisiana I picked up a liking for crawfish etuffee. Now I prefer green chile and picking up Creole from Ira. Hang around people and you….

What’s great about this principle is we can consciously choose to change the future of who we become by who we hang around. It’s the benefit of church and the detriment of our prison system, but I digress. Spend time in God’s word and with people in whom He is obviously living and you become like Christ. Spend time with idiots and you….

Our story this week is from 2 Samuel 10 – the invention of the first hospital gown – as bad an idea then as now. Read through and see if you can see the connection of how people’s friends determined their future. Who do you want to be like? Are they your friends?

Dan