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Sociologists discovered long ago that men are the average of their 5 closest friends; economically, academically, professionally, socially, and spiritually, you are the sum average of your 5 closest friends.
If you went home last night and pounded a 12-pack, there is a good chance 3 or 4 of your friends did as well.
If you get a divorce, there is a good chance 3 or 4 of your friends will too.
If you hit the gym daily, eat right, and live clean, I bet 3 or 4 of your friends do the same.
If you attend church every week and regularly read God's Word, chances are 3 or 4 of your friends are going and reading it with you.
Your friends affect everything. From your spiritual walk to your physical walk, your friends' matter. Think about this:
If your spouse gains weight, you have a 37% chance of gaining weight.
If your siblings gain weight, you have a 40% chance of gaining weight.
If your friends gain weight, that number jumps to almost 60%.
What your friends eat is more of an indicator of your habits than your closest family members!
We all have something we'd like to become, areas in which we want to grow... a better parent. A better student. A better employee. A more faithful Christian. What if the decision to become that person was actually a decision about the friends you chose?
It is not your dreams that determine your destiny—it is the small decisions you make every day—and one of the most important decisions is whom you choose to walk with.
The people you're hanging out with today shape the person you're becoming tomorrow.
Here is the good news: most of us are 1 or 2 friends away from being a better parent, a better spouse, a more faithful Christian.
But here is the bad news: we are all 1 or 2 friends away from being a worse parent. A worse husband. A useless Christian.
"I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better." — Plutarch
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