September 13th: How Your Friends Shape Your Future | Kids Devotional Carpooling with Jesus

Hey Carpool Crew! 🚗 Whether you’re walking to school with earbuds in or riding in the backseat surrounded by backpacks, I’m Pastor Justin—and I’m so glad you’re here. This month, we’re diving into our series: Proverbs for Your School Life — real wisdom from God’s Word to help you make smart, everyday decisions at school, with friends, and in life. 📖 Proverbs 13:20 (CSB) 👉 “The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.” 💡 What does that mean? Solomon’s message is clear: Your closest friends are shaping who you become Choose friends who are wise, kind, honest, and strong in character If you hang around reckless people, even if you’re not the one doing the wrong thing—you’ll still feel the consequences ✅ In this episode, kids will learn: Why friendships influence your decisions—even when you don’t realize it How Jesus modeled this by carefully choosing His closest friends Why being kind to everyone is great, but following everyone is not A real-life example of how just being around poor choices can lead to regret 🛹 Imagine skateboarding with a reckless crew. You didn’t make the bad decision—but now you’re calling 911. Why? Because who you walk with affects what happens around you. 📘 Application for Today: Look at your closest friends. Are they helping you grow in wisdom? Don’t just go along to fit in. Choose friends who make you better. Be wise enough to walk away when others are heading toward trouble. 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Tip: Ask your child: “Are your closest friends helping you grow wiser or dragging you into messes?” If today’s episode gave your family something meaningful to talk about, share it with another parent or in a local Facebook group. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ZQq3iq 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Zt7lvO 📺 YouTube: https://bit.ly/YoutubeCPWJ 💻 Podbean: https://bit.ly/PodbeanCPWJ 📱 Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCPWJ 🚗 Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/CPWJFB Christian kids podcast, Proverbs for kids, Bible verses about friendship, wise choices for kids, school life advice for children, kids devotional podcast, Jesus podcast for children, daily Bible podcast for kids, Christian parenting tools, helping kids choose good friends, peer pressure and faith.