THE ROAD TO LOST OPPORTUNITIES (BAD COMPANY)

THE ROAD TO LOST OPPORTUNITIES ( BAD COMPANY )
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
Topic: The Road to Lost Opportunities (BAD COMPANY)

There are two cardinal mistakes, which make us lose every opportunity that comes
our way... Anybody who makes these mistakes will definitely be denied the blessings of all God-given opportunities. I want to share these mistakes with you now:

Bad Company

“………...thy son...which hath devoured thy living WITH HARLOTS...”
                                                                                                                                                     Luke 15:30

The prodigal boy did not waste his money alone. There were harlots to help him do so. There will always be bad company to help you do bad things. When you are in a group, you have so much false confidence. You think everyone is just like you. This boy was surrounded by prostitutes who sucked all the money out of him, till he became penniless. One translation of the Bible says, “Bad company ruins good morals.” Another translation also says: ...Evil company corrupts good habits. 1 Corinthians 15:33 (New King James Version).

A born-again Christian should make friends with Christians. There are too many Christians whose friends are people of the world people who don’t believe in the things that they believe in. You must know that your friends affect you more than your church does. You go to church two or three times in a week but you see and communicate with your friends all through the week. Bad company will cause you to waste your life away. The prodigal boy wasted all his life by keeping company with bad people. Dear friend, what company do you keep? Who are your friends?”

Credit: Excerpt From
Opportunities
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

 

Comments

  1. Stanley Otieno23 May 2022 at 03:59

    Ameeen... Thanks you Apostle for the revelation. I have to choose wisely on the kind of friends I'm keeping around Me. God help me choose the right friend

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  2. Clinton23 May 2022 at 06:21

    The circle we keep is really affect our lives.
    There is importance in keeping a good circle.

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  3. Beryl23 May 2022 at 06:46

    Indeed the friends we keep influence us more than we can imagine. Our association with bad friends can ruin our lives. Lord help me not to fall into bad company

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  4. JenipherTerry23 May 2022 at 06:50

    Woooow, very true!! The company you keep influence you both directly and indirectly

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  5. Anonymous24 May 2022 at 06:25

    Thankyou Heavenly Father for this word ooohGod
    Bad company ruins good moral...help me oooh God to have good friends that will not make me waste of my life as the prodigal son did..In Jesus Christ
    Amen

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  6. Anonymous24 May 2022 at 06:57

    Indeed the group mentality gives a false confidence, therefore it is wisdom that will enable you to learn how to separate yourself and be alone and also be a part of the group and work with others. Thank you for the word, I receive the grace to separate myself from bad company so that I may not waste my life, Amen.

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