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Surround Yourself with Dreamers - Chris Caine

Below is an email I received from M last year, and every time I read it, it never fails to inspire me. How true this is.. it's a fact of life - who we choose to do life and hang out with, shapes who we will become.


Be blessed. Be inspired. :) May you have friends who walk along you in life to challenge, encourage, and build you up. And may you be such a friend to others too.


“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.”


How many times have we heard this saying? Time and time again, I can recall sitting in a church service where this line is repeated. (I even found myself saying it during youth rallies!) We are told to examine our relationships and look forward to where those around us are heading, because whether or not we realize it, we are heading in the same direction.

And I do believe this to be true. Right relationships are the key to not only success, but to actually staying on track with the destiny God has called us to live. The relationships that we choose to build either detract us from our calling, or launch us toward His plan for our lives. So many times we can get caught up with the wrong crowd of people, or have a negative and draining relationship in our lives, and can easily find ourselves in places we never imagined we could end up. We will travel the same path as our friends so we must choose wisely.

One of the relationships I am so thankful for in my life is with my friend Holly Wagner. She is one of those friends who challenges you, builds you up, encourages you, and asks you the hard questions to ensure that you are remaining steadfast in faith and focused on God. Although we were completely different (she was into bright and vivacious clothing, while I was content with various shades of black in my wardrobe), she had a confidence about her that was contagious, and taught me how to truly find my identity in Christ, rather than my broken past.

God has created us for community, and has surrounded us with Godly relationships to refresh us, fulfill us, and inspire us to carry out God’s destiny in our own lives. We must choose our friends wisely, and purpose to surround ourselves with those who are passionately seeking God and headed in a direction that will ensure God’s purposes are fulfilled.

And of course have a lot of fun along the way…

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