Who Should Be Our Companions?

God wants us to surround ourselves with those who affirm our desire to walk with Christ. Those who negate what we believe, the things we say and what we do according to God's Word must be removed from our lives as much as possible.

The devil wants nothing more than to discourage and silence us so that we never share the love of Christ or His Truth from His Word.

Intimidation and mocking are the most used tools on the devils belt. He cannot cause us to lose our salvation but He can turn people against us through gossip and lies so that no one will listen to us. We must walk away from those who will not listen to God's Truth.

When we see this happening we can praise God because the devil cannot silence any believer who is dedicated and sold out to following Christ. Since Christ is our focus at all times we are not moved by the tactics of the devil or those he has enlisted to attack us.

1 Peter 5:8 "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

The devil and his followers cannot harm us or diminish our witness if we don't care if people "like" us. Our concern is that people who encounter us will become convicted of their sinfulness and trust in Christ for their salvation. When our walk is not about us but about Christ it doesn't matter if anyone likes us. We can expect most if not all family members to come against us since we are living in the last days of apostasy.

Matthew 10:21-23a "…21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next."

God never commands us to remain with those who have rejected Him or us. He tells us to move on without missing a beat. We are not called to "convince" someone through arguments, we are called to share the good news and move on when it is rejected.

2 Timothy 3:5 tell us to avoid people who are rebellious and hostile.

"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."

There are many of these kinds of people in the organized church system who will reject anyone who is bold for Christ and His word. The apostate Christians seek a false gospel that elevates themselves while denying Christ by negating His Word even as they claim they are Bible believers.

The word tells us to 'avoid such people", they will work to malign your character to others, to pressure you at every turn to give up your desire to follow Christ. They want us to become like them.

Matthew 19:29 "29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [c]or children or farms on account of My name, will receive [d]many times as much, and will inherit eternal life."

Luke 14:26 "

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple."

Do not despair but praise God when you have become the family outliar for seeking Christ and pray for those who have rejected Him. It is Christ we love more than any other human being and our brothers and sisters in Him, they are our family forever.