“Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.” v. 11
Have you ever been influenced in a bad way? Better yet, when it comes to influence, how do you influence others? I think probably all of us at some point have been influenced in a negative way by others. But if we aren’t careful, that negative influence can lead us to place where we never thought we would go and do things we never thought we would do. A negative influence can convince us to do things we once thought were wrong, and somehow begin to justify them as not as bad as we once thought they were. Because of this, we have to be care of who we let influence us. We have to be careful to what we watch, listen to, and believe it of not, even the people we hang out with. All of these things impact us and influence us in negative and positive ways.
Today, how will you be influenced, and how will that influence, influence others?
Dan Gould 