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God bless you all,
Saints of God I would like to share some things that have helped me with my walk with the Lord. I pray that this information blesses you as much as it has been a blessing to me. If you have children please share it with them, if they grab this early in their life; they will enjoy the peace of the Lord, as well as yourself.
Let me begin by saying that it is better to be alone, than in the wrong company. If you tell me who your best friends are I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl, but if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights.
A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses. The simple but true facts about life, is that you become like those with whom you closely associate for the good and bad. The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Saints, any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.
Saints of God I believe that as you grow in the Lord your associates will change, and this is one of the biggest problems as a born again believer, changing association. But we need to understand that some of our friends will not want us to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don't increase you will eventually decrease you.
Consider This:
Never receive counsel from unproductive people.
Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the situation, because those who never succeed themselves, are always first to tell you how to.
Saints not everyone has a right to speak into your life, because you are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideals with the wrong person.
What I am saying in a nut-shell is don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere.
With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it.
Saints you have to be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. It's not wise for a believer to seek direction from a non-believer. A non-believer doesn't understand you, nor does he or she know what moves you now. They don't understand that in happy moments, you Praise God, they don't know why in difficult moments, you seek God, and let us not talk about the quiet moments, how you worship God. They don't understand why in painful moments, you Trust God, and in every moment, you thank God.
So in my conclusion, saints watch the company that you keep. Some people come into your life only for a season, but often we try to keep them there for a lifetime. Some people are like a rocket booster on a space ship. The booster is connected to the capsule to help it get off the ground, but once the capsule is up in orbit the booster falls off, because it has performed the task that it was designed to do, or purpose that it was created for. Some people are just like rocket boosters, they can't make the rest of your journey with you unless they are traveling with the one you are traveling with (Jesus). The Rocket is extra weight to the capsule, the Word of God instructs us to get rid of every weight. Some of our friend, and family members are heavy weight that we are not to carry, they need to get their own Oil. I pray that the Lord will show you who's who in your life.
With Love,
Pastor Guy E. Jones, Sr. | 
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