When Would it be considered as not walking in love towards someone in your circle of friends?and not wanting to stay connected anymore because of their unGod like behavior?
Is disconnecting from an ungodly person or friends a lack of walking in love? or would it actually be more of an act of love and obedience to God for wanting to remain in His peace?
Well God does want us to Consider other people’s needs and help meet them, encourage them, and not criticize them.
We are to be patient and to give them the benefit of the doubt, and If you hear gossip, distance yourself from it or change the subject.
Just remember when you do encounter a person like this, that they also were made and are loved by God just as you…. Above all, “Treat others the same way you want them to treat you” (Luke 6:31).
What do you do when you have someone in your life that says they live for God and are Saved – but gossip, lie, puts others down, curses, have a bad attitude, and just straight up drains you when they are around?
What do you do when you don’t see the love of Christ in them or hear the love of Christ spoken from them? As the Word says
“It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man” (matt. 15:11)
Tell me, how do you continue to keep yourself attached to a person like that? because our words say a lot about us and our speech should reflect our spiritual maturity as well as our growing relationship with God.
Do you consider it not walking in love because of the dis-association with that person if need be, even after trying to pour spiritually into them?
Please know that
separation from people like this, saved or not saved does not require us as believers to have no contact at all and like Jesus, we to should befriend them without partaking of the sin (mark 2:13-17)
For those of you who have earnestly entered into a true Spirit-filled, total surrendered walk with Jesus, and are now 💯% allowing Him to lead your life,
will soon find that He’ll start to prune out all types of things from your life, and the first to go will be addictions and people…..People that He does not want you around, and He will start to replace those people with the ones He does want around.
This is why you are told to choose your friends very carefully.. ( prov.13:20) as well as (2cor. 6:14)
And…..
(Rom.16:17 and 2 Thes. 3:6 )says for us to stay away
When Jesus walked this earth He didn’t seek out the well in Spirit, He seeked out those that were sick.
He seeked sinners and outcasts, but when He did, He had one purpose in mind for them, and that was getting them…. (Well, Saved, and Cleaned up spiritually) so they could gain knowledge and no longer be ignorant to their position in life.
He wanted them to be set free from the lies of sin, death, and bondage.
Jesus came to free the captives ( Luk. 4:18) but let’s make one thing clear…. Jesus did not chase after anyone or try to force this gift of spiritual freedom down their throat.
This is one thing followers of Christ will find out very quickly and that is this, “some people will receive and accept your help ïn coming to Jesus and others will not”. Some will want to hear how He wants to be one with them and how much He loves them and others will not.
When you earnestly become endrenched in Jesus and want only what He wants for you, He will then start to set up boundaries and borders in your life that will mark the path He has for you to journey with Him, and He will be the one that’ll allow others to cross over that boundary line by removing and replacing with others of His approval.
Trust me, if you are serious about your walk with Christ things will change( hands down).
Listen, it’s not that Gods doing these things because He’s strict or unfair no, it’s soely for you and your growth, and His aim for you is high, higher than what you ever had for yourself.
His business as your Father is to transform you and to get you totally aligned to Him and the path He has set for you .
It’s all about your spiritual growth and maturity in Him. By being transformed by the renewing of your mind….
and this can only come by Jesus alone.( Rom. 12:2).
You must know that, that word ( Sanctification) is Gods ultimate goal….it is to set you apart and to make you holy and find you sacred, consecrated, pure, and free of all sin…. And, when He starts to do that, the molding and the transforming of becoming more like Jesus will become so evident (why) because those things you once craved -will no longer be a craving, those people you thought you had to have around -will begin to let off a pungent stink so bad you won’t want to go around them, and those words that just fluently use to fling out of your mouth- will now become a screeching noise to your ears when spoken…. You, in your quiet time will be able to evaluate and say, “did that use to be me”, “is that what I use to sound like”……
So!! yes, the people will go…. no longer being a negative impact in your life, no longer being a planter of unGodly acts.
I now look at it like this…God cleaned my life out the same way I find myself doing with my own children, by advising them to watch their company and be aware of the words coming out of their mouths….. and If I saw any attitudes change or behaviors that were uncommon…. oh yeah, it was time for a friend evaluation check, which meant some friends would have to go. ( prov. 13: 20) Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.
This is how it is with our Father…. He loves you so much that He removes the bad apples right in the beginning so they will not become a hindrance to your growth and maturing in Jesus Christ.
Your Just going to have to allow Him to go for it and have His way and when it’s alll said and done, you’ll be surprised at how many friends you have left in the end….. if any….
Let Him do the pruning and the cleaning so He can bring in the one’s He see fit for your journey and plan He has mapped out for your life, I mean we do want to be pleasing right? Including with the company we keep.
Those replaced will definitely be people who will be able to help you grow and hold you accountable for your actions…. As well as be there for encouragement…..To build you up and push you to keep you going….
In other words, He wants you to spiritually grow and mature in your walk with Him.
You will also find out as well in your walk, that those friends you picked up along the way from the fellowship hall or in Christian gatherings, or Bible study, may just be a Born again believer who reads their bible and who are at Bible study faithfully, doesn’t mean they have their stuff all the way together in the Lord either…which leads me back to that question in the beginning…
Do you have to keep ungodly people in your circle or stay connected if detrimental? And, the answer is no!! ( 2 Cor. 6:17) Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you….
God can send friends from anywhere and at anytime – so be mindful and remain mindful and stay alert because you will never know when God will bring someone into your life.
Pro. 12:26
Pro. 27:17 A true God sent friend will always be honest and straight forward with you. With these true God sent friends you’ll be able to keep one another up in spirit, to stay sharp in the Lord…
Be Blessed….
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