Does Who You Associate With Matter?

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I once heard a speaker say, "Show me your friends and I will show you your future. Show me your friends and I can expose your character." It is true. Who we hang out with, who we confide in, who we make comradery with determines who we are. The Bible speaks in several places of the need to choose our associations wisely. Proverbs 13:20 "Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm." I don't know why this lesson is so hard for many to learn. Why did it take me so long? Maybe it was because, inadvertently, I thought I knew more than God. Maybe I thought could ignore His Word and that my love and friendship was so magnificent that I could love people to Jesus. I found (several times) the hard way, I should have adhered to God's Word. He knows what He is talking about. He is God. He gets to make the rules. We invite much trouble into our lives by choosing, unwisely, with whom we will associate and interact as friends and romantic relationships. We put distance between ourselves and God when we choose to form close relationships with those who dishonor and disobey God. I have made many mistakes in this area in the past. I am determined, now, to do things God's way.