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“You will become like your closest friends. Count on it.”

A thought by Craig Groeschel from his book, Divine Direction: 7 Decisions That Will Change Your Life (p. 142). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Who are your closest friends? 

Craig says, “When we connect with another person, we become a conduit for their values, beliefs, and decisions… In the Bible, Solomon wrote, ‘Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm’ (Prov. 13:20). If you stick close to people who are wise, you’ll become wiser. If you hang out with people who are godly, you’re likely going to grow closer to God. If you become close friends with people who make good decisions, chances are you’ll make good decisions too.”

Craig later says, “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.  Any success I have in life is the direct result of a decision that changed the story I get to tell today. With God’s help, I connected with the best, God-loving, wise people I could find. And once I started looking, God continued to bring them across my path. Anything good that I’ve done or am doing comes from God’s using the right people to influence me and make me better. I am who I am today because of the friends I chose in the past.” 

He goes on, “You are too. The people you know determine the story you tell. And the people you’re hanging out with today are shaping the person you will become tomorrow.”
 
So, who are your closest friends helping you to become?  And who are you helping them to become?
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