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Choosing Friends

Adulthood is a whole new time for making friends and growing in friendships. However, friendships may look a lot different as an adult because different things are fighting for your attention. Instead of school and fun activities as the center of your attention, you now have bills, a job, possibly a dating relationship, and a lot more responsibility. Friendships can be harder to maintain as you get older, but at the same time, adulthood is one of the most critical times to be choosing good friends and high-quality people to associate with.

 Proverbs 13:20 says, “Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.” This verse is an excellent guideline for how to choose the people we hang out with. If we spend time with people who live good, godly lives, we will become more like them; on the other side, if we spend time with people who make bad decisions, they will rub off on us, and we will start to do the same. Friendships are super meaningful. Good friends will encourage us, support us, push us to be better, and help us reach our goals. What kind of friends do you need to start choosing? What kind of friend do you need to start becoming?

Challenge: Evaluate your friendships today. Are there any friends you may need to distance yourself from? Are there good friends that you should thank? Take some time today to write down qualities that you want to look for in future friends and qualities that you want to grow in so that you can become a better friend.