We tend to do what we want to do.

As we grow as young men and women we develop relationships that move and morph into groups and cliques.

We gradually move toward and close to those like us or who are involved in a similar pursuit. A traditional saying there is that we “Run with” these people.
Some say these groups we affiliated with are our “Peeps”.

And these relationships can be deep and long-lasting or they can be fleeting.

How much we conform to that group depends on our similar thoughts, pursuits and desires.

These friends can lead us to Light and Life…these friends can also lead us into destruction and death.

We tend to do what we want to do.

Within theses circles…who influences you? Who do you influence?

Be awake, alert and aware that the relationships within the circles we “run” in can slowly lift us to Holiness, but can also draw us down in a pit of despair and destruction.

This very thing is what verses 7-19 of the First Proverb covers. Many of the Proverbs touch on this.

Never allow your desire for acceptance and comfort within the group you “run” with to outweigh what you, as a Christ-follower, know that He wants you to do or tells you to do .

Do not allow others to draw down your definition of Light, Right and Spiritual Sight.

Be the Influence, not the influenced.

It’s what Peter spoke of in 1 Peter 4:4.

Hold fast to what your heart and spirit know to be Right.

Let go of those relationships that require you to behave differently than you are in Christ.

We tend to do what we want to do.

What do you want?

Terry
April 27, 2015