Influences/Peer Pressure

What influence you. What makes you change who you are for the good and bad. Who makes decisions for you. Is it yourself, your friends, that guy from TV or the model on the runway. We all influenced by someone and its usually someone we aspire to be. This can be a good thing because it sets goals for us. 

But influences are not always a good thing. We could be influenced by someone who is Non-Christian and make us drop our faith. We might aspire to be the wrong type of person. We could be pressured into doing something we know is morally wrong.

You have the power to influence others. Like a light on a lamp stand. You push away the darkness and make an influence on someones life. When you go to camp as a leader and you guide someone to Jesus. How does it make you feel. Happy and excited i'm guessing. This is because we have made a positive influence on someones life. From there on out we rely on God to keep the influence alive. 

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:13-16

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