Slandered by my friends??

Good morning all!! Well, a great day to worship and thank God for all we have. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!!

Yesterday we talked about putting away the evil things we used to do and how our friends might react to our new nature.

1 Peter 4:4 "Of course your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you."

You are startling your former friends because you no longer choose to indulge in the same immorality and lust, the "fun of the past" of which you took an active role. When this happens they begin to murmur about you, then talk openly. A hard time now.

Mature Christians should help new believers resist such pressures of opposition by helping them to be faithful to Christ surrounding them as new friends, and encouraging them to develop new habits and activities that are not only enjoyable but positive for their spiritual growth.

Pray for one another. Help our fallen friends, and pray that we do not fall back to the old sinful and evil ways. Thank you for reading today. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny