Give It Some Careful Thought.  This may be one of the most important “life planning” activities you have ever done.  Other decisions may take on a greater importance as your life moves along, but right now this is probably the most important thing “on your list.” So take some time and give some careful thought to the activities and choices involved.

1. On regular basis evaluate your relationship = God is willing to bring Eagles to you don’t be stuck with chickens. God already lined up the right people to get you to where He want you to be.
2. Write It Down/Review It from Time to Time. More careful thought is required to write something down than to just give it some casual thinking.
3. Start by Being a Good Friend.Perform a little self-assessment…are there some personal changes that you need to make to qualify as a good friend yourself? Do you need to be a little nicer? Do you need to be more helpful? Do you need to stop doing some things that you know are not good for you? What do you need to be doing to be a better person and, at some point, a better friend? Put these into your plan and start now to make the choices to make these adjustments happen. “Proverbs 18:24  “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

• Join Christian Groups.  Join a school club where you will find others who have the same interests as you. Hebrews 10:25 “25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. This helps you build  Increased fervency in prayer, Intentional fellowship and

productivity- sacrifice  Daniel 6:3 “Then this Daniel was preferred above the

presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him…

WHO IS IN YOUR INNER CYCLE?

Luke 8:50-56 King James Version (KJV)

⁵⁰ But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

⁵¹ And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

⁵² And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

⁵³ And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

⁵⁴ And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

⁵⁵ And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

Who is in your inner cycle?

• The Crowd were shut out and Jesus went in with his inner cycle.
• Mind who you allow in your inner cycle.
• Wrong team will hinder your destiny and your destiny is too precious to toy with.
• Don’t allow anything talk you out of your destiny
• Moses had Aaron and Hur  while Joshua  was commanding the Army to victory
• The Defeat of the Amalekites “Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down Exodus 17:11-12 “
• 12When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Characteristics  of Good Friends

Proverbs 17:17 ” A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

• Right friends celebrate you
• Right people are model of godliness
• The Right people builds you up
• They belief in you
• Wrong friends are like carrying live bullet on your head
• Wrong friends are looking to find fault and mistake and they are
• wrong friends are critical, judgemental, blunt and never believe in you.
• They will always discourage you
• They can keep you from accomplishing your destiny (Amon and Jonadab)
• 2 Samuel 13:3-5 “ But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man. Amon lost the throne and royalty to early grave as a result of having crafty friend called Jonadab.
• They are not worth giving your ears or drawing your attention otherwise they will infect you (rob off their negativity on you) Never hang out with them!
• They will bury your dream (It doesn’t matter if they are your relatives) Josephs brothers
• Lot was A mistake Abraham had never made- It is telling us that there are family relative we need to love from a distance
• From 400 solders trained in Abraham’s house fighting for Lot now have to face the enemy in their own house i.e herdsmen of Lot in great contention with Abrahams herdsmen . Lot owns his story to the wife turning to a pillar of salt and  an unholy foundation of the Moabites (lot and her daughters).
• JESUS IEXAMPLE OF INNER CYCLE
• Mark 9:2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
• Luke 8:50-56 King James Version (KJV)
• 50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
• 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
• Mark 14:33-35 33 Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and he began to be very ·sad [distressed] and ·troubled [anguished]. 34 He said to them, “My ·heart [soul] is ·full of sorrow [overwhelmed with grief], to the point of death. Stay here and ·watch [stay awake; be alert].

The Defeat of the Amalekites   Exodus 17:11-12 “ Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down

The wrong friends will hinder your baby from leaping for joy

Luke 1:41-44

41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

You need the right people who will cause the promise of God inside of you to come to fruition and fulfilment not those who will abort the seed of greatness in you.

TIPS TO SUSTAINING AND IMPROVING TRUE FRIENDSHIP

There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus:
No, not one! no, not one!
None else could heal all our souls’ diseases:
No, not one! no, not one!

• You need people that can inspire you in life. You can’t develop your eagle wins to fly when you flock with chickens
• Don’t be stuck with people that can’t help you grow.
• Don’t go with people that will cause you to compromise = Daniel has 3 friends that shaped him to excellence.

Prayer: Jesus  I need a miracle to be delivered from the snare of the enemy, Lord deliver me from unrighteous friend open my eyes O Lord give me the courage to break it in the name of Jesus . From every friend who is a snare to lead me astray. I speak against every power of darkness that want to be a negative influence over the life of God’s people

Purpose and prayer, these are the words that indicate our own responsibility. Perception and prayer, these are the words that declare what will follow in some way in the life of every man in whom spirit is dominant, and who, therefore, is a man of purpose and a man of power. Daniel was a man of purpose. “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s meat,” (Daniel 1:8.)