Guardrails

Last week a local man riding his bike lost control going down a mountain and went off the road, falling 300 feet, miraculously surviving but breaking many bones in the process. He has a lot of healing to do. Too bad there weren't guardrails to keep him from going over the edge. Godly friends are like guardrails. They keep you from going over a cliff spiritually. They keep you on the narrow road and challenge you to get rid of anything questionable in your life. Without that safety net many professing believers fall by the wayside, they go astray in their minds, neglecting to take every thought captive, and they suffer shipwreck in their faith, evidenced by the overflow of their hearts, evidenced by their words. You need friends who will point you to Jesus consistently without fail. You need trusted friends who will tell you the truth about your life.