I Got Friends in High Places

Good friends are hard to find! One thing that I have learned throughout my short life (22 years) is that the people I surround myself with are the people I will become more like. I have found that I pick up words that other people say and use them in my sentences. I doubt I use the words correctly but I like them so I pick them up. One word I do use often is the word deuce. A sentence can go like this, "I can't go with you tonight. It is deuce tight on me." (courtesy of J. Kidd). So in that way I became more like my friend in that manner. But more than just words when I would spend enough time with someone I would pick up their mannerisms. The little things they do with their body language I would start to pick up on. Eventually their mannerisms become mine. I think the implications here are pretty easy to figure out. But I will spell it out anyway. See when I spend time with good friends then I become like them. This is why it is super important to choose your friends wisely and make sure their influence is positive. Also we need to spend time with Jesus. If the same rule about becoming like other people we are around stands then it must stand with Jesus as well! So keep your friends close and keep Jesus closer!