FRIENDS OF THE VISION

“The company you keep greatly influences your life.”

The company you keep greatly influences your life. Most likely, this group of people affects your outlook, perspective, and decision-making.

You have likely made important decision based on friends’ or peers’ opinions.

When you are certain of how you want your life to turn out, it is important that you select people who can help you succeed in life. One criteria that you can use is to determine if your peers are friends of your vision.

Friends are people who want you to succeed and be all you can be.

You can be friendly with many people, but allow only those who really care about your welfare to speak into your life.

Friends are people who lift you up and do not pull you down

Find people who can encourage you and can speak positive things into your life.

This does not mean that you only expect people to speak only good about you, but they should be honest enough to even hurt you when you need correction.

You cannot be friends with people who have a different set of values

Your vales determine your character. Be careful not to allow people do not share your core values to influence you.

You cannot be friends with those who do not support your life vision

It is not advisable to be close with people who do not really believe in your life vision. You cannot be with someone who views life from a different plane unless you want to be confused or blurred about your vision, or be totally distracted from pursuing it.

You cannot be friends with those whose convictions are the exact opposite of yours.

Be with people who share your convictions on important issues.

You need people around you that can support your stand.

Friends of your vision are:

People who help you pursue your cause.People who strengthen you so you can be

the person you want to be. People who encourage and motivate you so

you can persist in pursuing your vision.

Realization:

Look in – identify struggles in your life that, if not dealt with, may hinder you from succeeding.

Look up - ask God to bring people into your life who will help you succeed.

Look round - be a friend to someone whose vision is something you really believe in.

Look out - do not hang around with people who “kill” your vision. The last thing you need is a person who never believes in you.

Bible Verses about

Friendship

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good

character.” Proverbs 18:24

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens

another.

Proverbs 18:24 24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:20 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Proverbs 22:24-25 24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, 25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 13:20 20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Presented by:Carpio, Patricia Joy N.

Castillo, Mayrian Concepcion C.G11-21

Sources: IN STEP: Following God the Final Lap

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