He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.
PROVERBS 13:20 AMP
Check out your present company; can it be said that you are a companion of the wise? Who you walk with, who you are comfortable with, who you listen to and who you approach for counsel and advice, as well as those who shape your life's pursuits all speak of your priorities and eternal destination.
A popular adage says "Show me your friends, and I will tell you who you are". That statement has a ring of eternal truth more than we know. Samson was always drawn to 'strange' women, and he is the only Judge in Israel who died in the company of the enemies he was destined to destroy. Reuben was Jacob's first son, the sign of his strength, but I do not know what consumed Reuben to go into his father's wife and sleep with her. That was the seed of the curse placed on him by his father, and which went all the way down to the generations after him. It really does matter who you walk with.
Lot missed a big chance to be blessed beyond his own generation. I wouldn't know if it was greed that drove him towards Sodom, but as the Bible records, he went in there with so much riches; unfortunately, he left with only his 2 daughters, picked up the evil practices the land had taught them and became father to his daughters' children. When you do not move with the right people, you can never live right.
In your walk of destiny, what you need are the people that God has chosen to help you on your way. They may be many or few, but they have to be chosen by the God of purpose himself. As I do not know the full dimensions of the assignment placed in my hands, I must trust the wisdom of the one who determines the course of my life. I must depend on him daily, knowing that his love for me will not let me go. His time of favour is here.
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