Don’t be influenced
Acts 5:29
29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
Don’t be influenced.
“Influencer” is an actual job title now. Can you believe it? There are literally people who get on the internet, make videos and we allow them to dictate our lives. We believe almost anything they say, because it sounds good.
They tell us what fashion is, and we roll with it. Once they use a new phrase a few times, everyone else starts to do it too. We decide where to go, what to eat or drink, even how to raise our kids by what we see them do. They even post scriptures, with manipulated words, out of context, but we believe it, because we don’t take the time to look for ourselves. Can we just stop?
People Will Be People
Listen, all of those people are just that, people. They don’t know much more than you do, and to be honest if you got a real look into their actual lives, and who they really were , you wouldn’t do any of the things they recommend.
I know everyone else is doing it, and it might seem like a good idea, but is it something God would want? Is it something His word says is right? Does it seem right to you or are you just doing it because a lot of other people are?
Don’t jump
Growing up we all pretty much got the same talking to that went something like “if they jumped off a bridge would you?”. Well here we are. Grown adults, jumping off bridges, making prayer closets we never kneel in, but get excited to buy twinkle lights for. Re-posting scriptures that aren’t even accurate, because it fits how we feel at the moment. Taking trips we can’t afford so we can post pictures, and get likes. Maxing credit cards to keep up with a fashion that isn’t even that comfortable to us.
Follow God’s leading. Get into His word and find out for yourself what is real and what isn’t. When you do that it will be much harder to be “influenced” by just anyone.
Acts 4:19, Joshua 24:15, Deuteronomy 4:2
**Lord thank You for Your Word, and Your Spirit that guides and directs me in the right way. I ask for discernment to know what’s true and what isn’t. Help me to stand firm on what I know to be right, even if those around me aren’t. In Jesus name I pray, amen. **
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