Walk With the Wise

So, our community group discussed spiritual progress this week and I've continued to think about it since.

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm"

Take a minute and read that again...it says "suffer harm"...not become a fool too. Everyone we interact with can have an affect on our lives. The people we interact with most, our friends, determine the direction and quality of our lives. Think about that for a minute. We're good at telling our kids to be mindful of their choice in friends but how much thought do we give to it? The "fools" around us can bring us down, put us in bad situations, influence our decisions, and make us look back at those decisions and say "why in the world did I do that?".

Do we allow ourselves to become friends with some individuals because of convenience? I think we all do...it's comfortable and desirable to be accepted. We just need to be aware of how our friends impact our values and lives.

I'm not sure where I was going with this post (oops), except to say I'm extremely grateful for the people in my life right now.