It is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company
Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are.
If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate
with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights.
” A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind
of friends he chooses."
The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom
you closely associate — for the good and the bad. The less you associate with
some people, the more your life will improve.
Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.
An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.
As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want
you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are.
Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch
your vision or choke your dream. Those that don’t increase you will
eventually decrease you.
Consider this: Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never
discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution,
because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how.
Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.
Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it.
Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of
life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.
Happy moments? Praise God; Difficult moments? Seek God;
Quiet moments? Worship God; Painful moments? Trust God; Every moment?
Thank God!!
** If you see someone without a smile today, give them one of yours. Author: Unknown
Note: The older I get the more and more this applies to my life and I feel good about it. Never had a lot of friends that I just hung out with anyway. A true friend is one that will be true to you in season and out of season however I am willing to forgive people but will treat them in a different way after they have used and/or abused me. Yep forgive them but don’t be a fool for them. So folks take a look at who you call your friends and make a decision that may cost you your life. You see a friend can also get you killed. Just saying.
