Character

1 Corinthians 15:33 (Amplified Bible) Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships (communion, associations) corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character

There is a lot to be said about hanging around the right kind of people. If you hang around positive and enthusiastic people, you'll find yourself developing a more positive outlook on life. On the other hand, if you're always surrounding yourself with naysayers and people who are negative with a "can't-do" mentality, they will eventually drag you down too. The bottom line is, the wisdom of God says if you hang around the wrong people long enough, you're destined to be like them. You can never change someone apart from the works of the Holy Spirit. Unless He is working through you to minister to a certain group of people, you'll be better off keeping your distance from those who would like to persuade you to go their way. Guard your heart and be watchful of who you surround yourself with. It's a good thing to minister to those and be a light to the ones who are always dragging other people down, but to have them be in your "inner circle" and among those who you seek counsel from is not a good thing. A little yeast works its way through the whole lump of dough. In other words, the person who is always belittling everyone and everything, and trying to tear everything down in order to build themselves up will eventually infect the whole group.

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