There Are Five Kinds Of People Who Do Not Belong In Your Life

There Are Five Kinds Of People Who Do Not Belong In Your Life

1. People Who Hinder Your Pursuit Of Jesus.
Any person in your life who hinders or discourages your pursuit of knowing God has disqualified himself from a relationship with you. I am speaking here of an “inner-circle” relationship – those we admire and reach out to for counsel.

2. People Who Feed Your Doubts, Not Your Faith.
Doubt is contagious. It is like a spiritual cancer that starts small until it consumes every area of your life and thinking. It aborts any miracle of God’s intervention in your life. Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him…”
We need to surround ourselves with people who encourage our faith. We do not need people in our lives who feed our doubts and hinder us from standing on God’s promises.

3. People Who Are Always Negative.
Dale Galloway said, “If we put negative thoughts in our minds, we will become victimized by our own negative thinking. A positive person does not refuse to ignore the negative, but he refuses to dwell on it.”
Thoughts and words create an atmosphere. Negative words are like arrows shot into the heart. According to Scripture, “life and death are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21).

4. People Who Belittle The Holy Spirit’s Assignment For Your Life.
You were born with talents and potential given to you by the Holy Spirit. Anyone who belittles your calling or makes fun of what God is doing through you do not belong in your “inner-circle”. Every relationship and conversation is either moving you closer to Jesus or pulling you away.

5. People Whose Only Goal In Life Is Survival.
In the Garden of Eden, before Adam and Eve sinned, God commanded and expected increase to follow His blessing. “God blessed them and said unto them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it’” (Genesis 1:28a NIV). Notice that the command to increase became man’s responsibility once he was blessed by God. It is easy to become focused on our own needs and pretend the rest of the world does not exist.

God is a God of increase. He expects increase from our lives. We need to surround ourselves with those people who have fruitful lives! Don’t settle for average.

If you want to have a saved soul, but a wasted life then associate with the wrong people and you will share their wasted future!

However, if you are ready to make a difference on the earth, then live and model the Christianity Jesus commanded and taught. . . and the rewards of a productive life will be yours and those you love will reap the blessing!