Finding Your True Circle (#1102 - Elim)

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“Planted and Flourishing: Stop Trying to Fit In” — Psalm 1 | Daily Devotional with Pastor Ben Cooper

Who you walk with shapes your direction.
 Who you stand beside shapes your convictions.
 Who you sit with shapes your heart.

In today’s powerful 5-minute devotional, Pastor Ben Cooper takes us deep into Psalm 1, a scripture that sets the spiritual tone for the entire Book of Psalms. It’s not just an introduction—it’s an invitation to live set apart, delighting in God's Word and refusing to conform to the patterns of this world.

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers...”
(Psalm 1:1–3, NIV)

This episode challenges us to evaluate the voices and influences in our lives. Are we walking in truth, or compromising to fit in? Are we sitting at tables where God never placed us? Have we traded our peace for popularity?

Pastor Ben reveals how the downward progression in Psalm 1—walking, standing, sitting—reflects the subtle and often unnoticed drift from truth into compromise. But the faithful believer, the one who delights in God's Word, becomes like a tree planted by streams of water—strong, rooted, fruitful, and unshakable.

Scriptures Highlighted:

• Psalm 1:1–3 — Blessed is the one who walks with God, not with mockers
• Mark 2:1–12 — Faith-filled friends carry others to Jesus
• 1 Samuel 17:38–40 — David refuses Saul’s armor; walk in your own calling
• Romans 11:17 — You’ve been grafted in, nourished by God’s root
• Galatians 1:10 — Am I seeking approval of man or God?

Life Application:

Who am I walking with today?

• Are my relationships pulling me toward Christ—or away?
• Am I trying to fit in when God is calling me to stand out?

We also explore how Mark 2 shows the kind of friends we need—and need to be. Those who carry others to Jesus, even when obstacles block the way.

Like David rejecting Saul’s armor, we must stop wearing identities that don't belong to us. You can’t walk in your calling wearing someone else’s expectations.

And remember: you’ve already been grafted in (Romans 11:17). You belong to God’s family. Stop striving for acceptance you already have. Let that truth anchor you today.

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Final Encouragement:

Stop sitting a

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