A couple Sundays ago, the pastor gave a sermon that really struck a chord with me. It is called “Alive and Free in the New Year” and I have put the link below if you want to listen to it. It is a really great sermon with a lot of great points, but there was one point that really stood out to me - and this was surround yourself with more people that call you back to the truth! We have too many people in our lives that say do what you want or do what makes you happy. But this way of thinking could hurt yourself or the people around you if doing what you want or what makes you happy is leading you down the wrong path. We need people in our lives that will confront us with grace and call us back to the right path. The path towards God instead of the opposite direction. Even if it is not what you want to hear at the time, you will be thankful for these people in the long run. A small time frame of being upset at someone for saying something is better than nothing being said, and being unh