Choose Your Friends Wisely: Christian Advice on the Importance of Friendships
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- The Bible says a lot about choosing your friends wisely. But why are friendships so important? What impact do the people around us have on our lives?
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It's definitely relatively few people who are on fire for God. When I was born again in 2016, almost every single one of my friends I used to hangout with stopped hanging out with me because I didn't do things I use to do (drugs, partying, etc). The only friend that did not stop hanging out with me was my ex (but she wasn't one fire for God and plus I didn't want fall into sin so I distanced myself from her.) However, I thank God I am the least lonely I've been in my life, because Jesus keeps me company. I can talk to him and he talks back. I can relate with him and he with me. He is my everything: My father, my mother, my brother, my sister, my friend, my all in all. He loves me like no other...Thank you for making a video like this, as it has provided a platform for on fire Christians to become friends. If anyone wants to meet up let me know here's my facebook: facebook.com/1josephbrinkley
Mark, I do not believe in coincidences...God is in control of all things. I say this because it's as if God had you post this exactly when I need to hear it. Mind you, it's not the first time this happens. So, with that said, I will take heed to your words and be careful. Thank you Mark...God bless!
Agreed! Spend time with those who uplift and encouraging to your success but I still think Jesus wants us to love those imperfect and messed up people just as much Jesus did not dislike or exclude and group of people. That being said. Choose your friends carefully.
Amen
So true. I let go of toxic friendships recently. They did not care how they treated me. They didn’t value my time, manipulated me and took advantage of me. Abusing me verbally was the last straw. On top of that they wouldn’t apologize because that’s who they are. I knew they were dragging me down. So now this has made me closer to the Lord and made me aware to choose friends that are of good character. Even if I knew them 20 years people change and become selfish.
this is my story too .i always pray to find good friends but still now i'm with toxic friends. they ashamed me infront of peoples,abusing me all the times idon't now what to do there is no way to let them go because they are my roommates.
@@mamamama2489.........dear friend I can understand you same thing happened with me so with time I break all the touch with them...........why I'm so far from nice and polite friend like you, hope one day I will be my place with great blessings of God
Yes after long abusive word from them now I let them go, they will get it back as punishment my great uncle said, why I'm so far like nice and polite heart like you, I prayt o the God he will bless me with a good and honest friend for me.I love God. Yes l God loves Us, we are special.
Great advice...
Thank you!
By joining a Church I, have been introduced to mature healthy people. Very thankful.
Amen, the church is crucial for each Christian :)
I really need this advice!! For longest time I been around negative surroundings and sinners. I need to be focus on God!! I have to let go of people!! But I’m so lonely sometimes as far friends and family and etc. I’m turning my life back to Jesus!! God’s will be done!
Thank you Mark. I love your ministry and am blessed by it 'big-time.' Love and blessings from London England.
My pleasure! So glad you are enjoying this ministry! Blessing to your from Cleveland Ohio :)
I love this video and especially that you mentioned how Jesus was able to love so well without being persuaded because of his absence of sin. I can forget this and think what would Jesus do? Without remembering that bad company still corrupts good morals to this day!🔥
Thank you for sharing!! This helped me to see that although we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, and are nothing without love, that I can choose to love from afar, and be more selective of who I spend my time with👏🏾
I also want to encourage anyone who feels alone, or like they cannot break away from the group they are in: To seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you, including the desires of your heart and the friendships God has ordained for you. Whether you are alone or feel alone, God sees you and he cares even about the trees and the birds, are you not more significant to God than they? The Lord will provide and He is faithful. Continue to trust in Him, and let him be your everything❤️You won’t regret it.
Also, don’t be afraid to ask God questions and to pray for the ears to hear Him. God still speaks! And His answers for you will be perfect for you and you will know if they are from him because it will be exactly what you need to hear and there will be no confusion about it.💛Keep praying!🤗
Thank you!
@@celesteessel4500 Absolutely, thank you for reading!❤️🙏🏾God bless
True, i am learning more and more on how to choose my friends wisely. I also had to get out of a toxic friendship, it was challenging but just need time to heal from it.
Pray for me, coz my head thinks of taking revenge but i know thats a sin and i will stoop down as low as him. I am better than him.
I really need advice... for the longest time I have been going on with having no friends, I don't drink and smoke but everyone around me does. I always get left out cuz I have 0 people to talk or hangout with besides my boyfriend. I'm very grateful for him but I'm having a hard time not getting jealous when he hangs out with others. I just want a friend that can value my time :/. People never come up to me either , I always go up to them (I'm a girl ) I'm doing my best to stay positive but no matter what I always get down on my myself and think something is wrong with me
I've struggled with the same thing you do. It's been really hard for me to find meaningful relationships. I've had friends but the relationship was often shallow or I just don't feel comfortable around them. My boyfriend has been a great resource but I long for at least one good friend outside of him. I feel you I beat myself up too and feel that I'm problem, if it helps just know that you are not alone in this, I know that God can get us through this. I try to remind myself that it takes two to create a lasting friendship and I'm not always to blame. Hope this helps🙂
im 17 and never had friends or been in a relationship as a guy i do feel quite lonely.
Hey there is nothing wrong with u , don't allow people to make u feel lime u the problem. You are fine just the way u are
I would like to recommend penpaling sites out there online which are safe and where you can meet interesting people, and even learn something new about the world or start a new foreign language. For example global penfriends, interpals or app called slowly for phone
Ps: it's possible to make real friends over time there
My dear daughter, saved two little girls from drowning. She swarm at a drop and as the little girls held on to each other underwater...She pushed them to a sand bar with much work and near drowning for all. Her son, was standing on the beach where the drop was and caught each little girl...No one knew about this or does she brag about it. Than after that she lived in a complex where the house next door (made into apartments) caught on fire. She ran in and banged on the doors for people to get out....No one knows about this nor was she a bragget about it...I consider her one of my best friends!!!
Thank you brother for all the helpful videos you have provided us all. All glory to Jesus Christ for the work he has done through you. God bless
Amen, praise the Lord!
Christ Castillo Amen!
Awesome video. So true Mark. Thank you for your Godly Wisdom Brother. Love watching you!💒
Thanks Mark. Your videos are amazing. You've helped me out quite a bit for months now. Keep up the good work.
So blessed to hear this!
Show me your friends and show me your future. Thays a saying ive always lived by . Who we are and the people we are around, people are either making us better or not. As a Christian, we need that much mkre orayer and discernment.
My assistant manager gets treated very poorly by her boss, who was her friend and hired her to be another assistant manager in the first place. She also knew before hiring her that she had medical issues ahead of time. My manager spreads gossip about how much she hates her and wants her fired and how bad of a worker she is to the other employees to the point that they all hate her now and treat her terribly too. I did too for a little bit, until i took a step back and realized I was going along with the crowd and I realized how unchristian it is to spread gossip about people, and how they were friends before working together, and are both Christians. Today I was sticking up for her, and my manager heard me and started yelling at me in her office for sticking up for her, and said she would fire anyone that sticks up for her. She apologized after, but it still stings that she would yell at me for basically not seeing things from her point of view. How should a situation like this be handled?
Sailor Moon -Sometimes prayer is all we can stick to. It feels like it takes for ever but it doesn’t. People who are the same way are slowly unraveling
I’m just confused, because I thought we are supposed to be friends with everyone in order to spread the gospel??
This may help you
applygodsword.com/what-does-friendship-with-the-world-look-like/
Hi Mark, thanks for uploading another great video. I'm wondering if you're really going to do the Q & A video with Bethany, I commented on your post and asked you a question I'd love to see answered, it would mean a lot to me. Thank you!
I'm hoping to do that soon with her :) If it takes too long feel free to shoot me an email markballenger@applygodsword.com
Amen!
God bless :)
beautiful. thank you !!!!
My pleasure!
Agree
Thank you.
God Bless you
Amen ❤
Love it!
I am in Colorado anyone from there?? I want to make and meet Christian friends
I live in Colorado!
Christian friends?💚
Question if you don't like someone or don't what to friends with them and god forces you to be friends to be friends what is the method in that?
Such things God is forcing me to hang out with someone with a very dull personality and is very ordinary where is the method in this?
I actually have kind of bad friends and i only have one good friend. and my good friend has autism and my kind of good and bad friends are pretty mean to him sometimes it just feels complicated to choose one of my bad friends I've known since a long time and a good friend who has autism since along time... I don't know what to do it's to hard to explain my friendship and my good friend who has autism is a christian just like me I don't know what to do.
I wanted to ask if a man of God chooses like me he choose me to be his friend Christian also another woman
I disagree with you on what you said about Jesus. You said basically he was God so he wasn’t the same as us. Jesus was 100% God and human. He was tempted. The fact he was tempted means he was like us. He struggled like us. He was tempted to jump off a building. That tells me he wanted to jump. Not that he was God so it was easy for him to not jump. He stressed out just like us humans. He was bleeding cause he was so stressed. You have a platform any word you say will be accounted. Blessings.
Jesus is fully God and fully man. I never said anything different than that
"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Corinthians 6: 17).
In order for the Christian to maintain his walk with Christ, he is not to socialize with the world. This is contrary to what the psychologists and sociologist say. We need to be socialized. FALSE!!!
King Solomon married many foreign women and they turned His heart from God. His whole line of Kings paid the price. Yes, your associates can destroy unintentionally because spirit transference can also take place. That is why the Christian should not keep company with adulterers, thieves, witchcraft workers, liars, profane babblers and homosexuals.
The Scripture also says touch not the unclean thing. Achan removed the buried treasure and hid it under his tent. Consequently he lost the war. Joshua 7: 22: "So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it."
Saul preserved the animals of the Amalekites when God told him to destroy them in war. Because of that he was divested of his kingdom. All of the aforementioned objects had demonic attachments and spirit transference could have taken place.
1 Samuel 15: 9:"Saul and the army spared Agag and the best sheep and cows, the fattened animals, the lambs, and all the best property."
NOT ONLY CAN THE WRONG FRIENDS LEAD YOU DOWN THE WRONG PATH, BUT THERE IS A SPIRITUAL COMPONENT TO IT AS WELL.2223
I would add luke warm backslidden christains in this if they have no desire to summit to Yah.They are in rebellion & rebellion is as the sin of whitcraft.The way that leads to life is narrow.