Matty and I like to go down to Water and Ice one night a week and get something cold to drink. We sit outside behind the store in the warm twilight air and just talk. Sometimes it's nothing more than, "My week was terrible, let me complain for a little bit." and sometimes we philosophize.
Last night we came to two interesting conclusions. The first of which will be appearing today, hopefully I'll find time to put up the next one tomorrow.
Choose the people you hang out with wisely. Pick people to be your close friends who have the same values, standards and goals that you do. All of the people we know who have friends who have messed up values or immoral lifestyles invariably are brought down to the least common denominator.
In no way, shape or form am I trying to imply that you shouldn't hang out with people who don't have as high of moral standards or the same values. The point is, don't spend the majority of your time with them. After a while, I can almost guarantee that their standards will rub off on you.
Remember, we are sinful people by nature. Progressing towards righteousness is not natural. It takes a radical act of an amazing God for that sort of change. Why mess with the results? Spend time with people who are like minded and will challenge you to be better, not encourage you to be worse.
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