None of us are above or beyond the influence of others. Sometimes slowly, sometimes immediately, we absorb the mood, the attitude, the thoughts of those around us. This is particularly true with regard to the professors and teachers who mentor us during our years of study.
There were two theology professors at the seminary I attended. Both were bright, insightful. They also disagreed. All of us took our basic theology courses in our second year of study. It was revealing, by our fourth year, to see how influenced we had been by the professor we had in that second year.
Some of us chose which professor we would take. Others of us simply went with which fit better into our schedule.
Make a choice. Choose who will be in a position of influence in your life. This is reasonable advise for considering your bio-chem professor; it is an all important action with regard to the life-decisions you face during these years of your life.
In John 10, Jesus speaks of himself as the "Good Shepherd." There is the acknowledgement that there are other shepherds. Some of these shepherds are not so "good." They care more about themselves than about the sheep. Jesus speaks of good shepherds as those who give their all, even their life, to protect the sheep. Jesus invites those who hear his voice to join his flock and be cared for (be influenced by) the Good Shepherd.
Making good choices is more likely if we have made good choices. Chose who will be in a position to influence you. Be an imitator of Jesus who never, ever abandoned the world and was constantly engaging those in the world most in need of guidance and care. But he did so after having first cemented his relationship with the One who could guide him into the Kingdom which knows no end.
Listen to the Good Shepherd. Learn his voice.
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