Jesus chose very specific people to be His best friends. It wasn’t Pharisees, it wasn’t Saducees, it was humble humans who wanted to know Him more. People who were willing to be poor like He was, so they could be rich in His works.
I read the first chapters of 5 Testimonies this week and I was refreshed and revived. And I felt as if I was being acknowledged. Going no contact with toxic family is not the norm. Many want me to continue being a victim of abuse. No thank you! And so I have been encouraged by the Bible that tells us to turn away from such, to flee the workers of iniquity, and upheld by those who live by principle, not be feeling.
Not only is it about protecting myself from more hurt and harm, it’s about making sure I am not allowing my mind to be filled with their unholy thoughts. Only a fool will think they aren’t going to be influenced by people refusing to be influenced by God. I need to be careful and be grounded in truth. Only.
This passage spoke to me. It told me I was on the right path. And yes, it is extremely painful to separate from associates who don’t want to fully associate with God. It is. It’s not pleasant to have to bid farewell to those you love. But if I’m truly converted, I will.
Hastening… Lingering is not good. Look what happened to Lot’s wife.
And so, thought right, thorny and lonely and hard this path is, I take it knowing it’s the path set before me.
They said I should write a book 
We need to truly choose our friends wisely
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