I just ran across this uplifting article by Bryan Fischer which should be helpful for you parents with soon to be teenage boys.
Boy to Man book, Chapter 3: Friends
Feb 22, 2015
"(This book is designed for a father to read with his 12-year old son.)
A man chooses his friends carefully, a boy does not "The righteous chooses his friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." ~Proverbs 12:26
"Whoever walks with the wise grows wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm." ~ Proverbs 13:20
"When you surround yourself with the wrong people it's going to backfire every time." ~ A premiere college athlete who destroyed his athletic career through poor choices in friends
"If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas." ~ modern proverb
"Bad company ruins good character." ~ 1 Corinthians 15:33
The most important decision you are going to make in the next few years is your choice of friends.
A boy is careless about his choice of friends, and will often run with a group of friends who will get him into trouble. In fact, the quickest way for you to get in trouble and get off in the weeds is to hang with the wrong crowd.
There are a lot of things worse than spending Friday night at home with your parents, and one of them is rolling with a group of guys who will take you places you do not want to go.
In contrast, a man picks his friends very carefully, and only runs with those who are making good life decisions and moving in the same direction he wants to go.
Solomon says, "A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." (Proverbs 12:26, NIV)
I can't tell you how many guys out there are basically good guys but got hooked up with the wrong circle of friends, and got pulled into stuff that left them either in big trouble or going nowhere in life.
Here's what the author of this book, Bryan, says about some of the key friends in his life:..."
Read more: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/150222
Boy to Man book, Chapter 3: Friends
Feb 22, 2015
"(This book is designed for a father to read with his 12-year old son.)
A man chooses his friends carefully, a boy does not "The righteous chooses his friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." ~Proverbs 12:26
"Whoever walks with the wise grows wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm." ~ Proverbs 13:20
"When you surround yourself with the wrong people it's going to backfire every time." ~ A premiere college athlete who destroyed his athletic career through poor choices in friends
"If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas." ~ modern proverb
"Bad company ruins good character." ~ 1 Corinthians 15:33
The most important decision you are going to make in the next few years is your choice of friends.
A boy is careless about his choice of friends, and will often run with a group of friends who will get him into trouble. In fact, the quickest way for you to get in trouble and get off in the weeds is to hang with the wrong crowd.
There are a lot of things worse than spending Friday night at home with your parents, and one of them is rolling with a group of guys who will take you places you do not want to go.
In contrast, a man picks his friends very carefully, and only runs with those who are making good life decisions and moving in the same direction he wants to go.
Solomon says, "A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." (Proverbs 12:26, NIV)
I can't tell you how many guys out there are basically good guys but got hooked up with the wrong circle of friends, and got pulled into stuff that left them either in big trouble or going nowhere in life.
Here's what the author of this book, Bryan, says about some of the key friends in his life:..."
Read more: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/150222