DON'T BE DECEIVED

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 *Text:* 1Cor. 15:33 


 *Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.* 


A number of times,  we tend to deceive ourselves, and self-deception is one of the greatest forms of evils anyone can do against himself. 


 *Don't overestimate yourself,  if God warns against self-deception,  it means everyone has that tendency.* 


Today, God wants you to look into your league of association-  the different people in your life and to check if their influence over you is positive or negative. 


 *Everyone in your life is either adding to you or taking from you, there's no middle ground.* 


If as a student your league of friends are those who lightly esteem good grades and quality education, don't deceive yourself by thinking they can't influence you, evil communications will ultimately corrupt good manners. 


Don't be deceived,  if the company you keep is having bad influence on you, then change company, else they will change you negatively. 


2 Corinthians  6:17 says Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 

To break free from some addictions, you need to change your circle of friends. 


To fulfil the mandate of God upon your life, you may need to change the company you keep. 

To break free from the Spirit of mediocrity,  you may have to break free from some associations. 


To stay happily married to your spouse, you may have to let go of the friends you keep, their advice and lifestyle may be your undoing if you stick with them.


As a matter of fact, you may need to change your place of worship if your church is not following the doctrines of Christ.


Don't think for once that the people around you have no influence over you, surely they do. The big question however is, is their influence positive or negative?


DON'T BE DECEIVED, EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT GOOD MANNERS,  BREAK AWAY FROM EVERY UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP. 



 *BIBLE READING* : 


2 Samuel 13:1-19.


 *PRAYER FOCUS* 


1.  I receive the grace to break away from every unhealthy relationship in Jesus name.



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