Who are your homies?

I've been thinking a lot lately about who I'm friends with and thinking about the friends that young people keep (as a youth pastor of course). I'm tired of seeing people make friendships that pull them away from what God wants to do in their lives. Relationships, or I should say the "right relationships" are a catalyst for us to fulfill our God ordained mission in life. You've probably heard the phrase before, "you're never going to soar like an eagle if you're hanging with a bunch of turkeys." Well, it's basically true. I'm all for reaching out to people that aren't like me or are in a different place in their lives, I'm just not going to let them be my close friend or a voice that directs my life. We have to jealously guard what God has placed in us. Some people will mistake this attitude as arrogance or pride, but who cares about what others think. There will always be naysayers. It's time for God's people to link up with people who will encourage them to burn. As a Christian, it's better to make friends with pre-Christians then it is to hang out with someone who calls them self a Christian and is living a shady life (one of immorality and compromise). Who your homies are will determine where you go in life to a large degree. I've been pondering this and talking with people about this lately and I ran across this video today, which may have not been such a coincidence. So what's the skinny? If you want to be used to bring a Jesus revival, find people that burn for Jesus too, to be your closest friends.