Today's reading

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. –Proverbs 27:17 NIV

January 27, 2019

Live in Freedom: The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People So That You Continue to Live in Freedom

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. –Proverbs 27:17 NIV

Have you ever spent time with someone and come away feeling uplifted and wanting to spend more time with the person? Or, felt the opposite? Believe it or not, this “gut feeling” can actually be a prompting from the Holy Spirit. The people we surround ourselves with can and do impact our spiritual health.Whether we realize it or not, the collection of family, friends, colleagues, and others in our lives are reflections of our beliefs and values. They are capable of either positively or negatively influencing our thoughts, behaviors, and the path of life on which we are headed.So what does today’s verse in Proverbs 27 really mean? Anyone who believes in Christ lives in freedom from sin and bondage. In order to continue living out each day in the freedom He gives us, we need to surround ourselves with those who embody the values, beliefs, thoughts, and actions that are Christ-centered. For just as an iron instrument is sharpened by another iron instrument, we need like-minded people to keep living in God’s freedom and living in a way that the world sees that we are Christ followers.

prayer focuses

Ask God to reveal to you the people who have the most positive impact on your spiritual life.

Pray for God to keep your thoughts, words, and actions a reflection of Christ’s love.

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Devotions for Bayside Community Church's 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting are written and edited by: Gloria Shrock, Barbara Alpert, Dan Richards, Dave Thomas, Kate Hahn, Carol Lewis, Traci Bray, Lisa Christy, Rosemary Valentino, Liz Shirey, Angela Shears, and Kris Rowland.

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