Come Out From Among Them!

You may have just gotten saved, or you may be saved but still you might be hanging out with your old friends,just hanging out still doing the things you were doing before you got saved but deep down inside theres this feeling inside of your spirit that this isn't right.You may be afraid to cut those friends off because of long term frienships, or may have grown up with them but when your saved,the bible teaches us in 2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."(KJV) That feeling inside of you is letting you know that what your friends are doing is no longer you anymore.You've been redeemed and forgiven for your sins but yet your still delving. The bible says in Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." If your living your life still in sin and compromise, God is not pleased. I can understand, you can't change over night but you have to understand that you can no longer be conformed to this world. The drinking, the partying,the cursing, the bad TV shows, the secular music, the drugs, the vanity, and the list goes on. All of those things are of this world that your no longer a part of. Your soul belongs to Jesus. Remember you let HIM into your life. Let HIM lead your life. Don't let peer pressure get you off track. God wants you as a christian to seperate yourself from worldly ways and the unsaved.(2Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?") Otherwise if you have friends that don't want anything to do with being saved and filled with the HolySpirit then cut them off.Don't be afraid to let them know who you are and what you've become because that's what the devil wants is for you to be afraid of what they might think of you once you tell them that lifestyle isn't you anymore. So what if they get upset,and I doubt it if they don't but that will let you know they weren't your true friends anyway. Look like they would be all for your change of lifestyle.You have to do whats best for you.It's your eternal soul at stake.You pray for your unsaved friends and hope that they will change too. In order to be stronger in the Lord, you have to let the Lord be your guide in life. When you made that life decision to be saved, your saved! The Lord has a great plan for you and the devil doesnt want you to be prosperous,successful and most importantly he doesn't want you to be in the will of the Lord. Set goals and make up your mind if you really truly want to serve the Lord or not. Jesus loves you and wants the best for you. He doesn't want you to miss out on your purpose in life. You have to set a good example to your surroundings to let them know that your serious about serving the Lord and that your strength within through the HolySpirit is greater than anything here on earth. You have to let your light shine. You can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.(Philippians 4:13) Be encouraged and stay focused.
LuvP.

Suggested Scriptures To Read:
Psalm 37
2Corinthians 6:14
Romans 12:2
Acts 2
Psalm 91
James 1:8
Ephesians 6:11