A MySpace Friend Wrote: I'm writing to you because I've read your bulletines and they've helped me...
but now i have this problem&seems harder than what i really thought.
Almost all my life i was raised in the gospel,i know right from wrong. I know that God is our only true love.
We've always been taught, keep yourself pure until the day you get married, do not set eyes on an unbeliever, watch what you do and say at all times and respresent Christ in everything you do. That never really seemed like a problem until now that I started college. The trials have gotten bigger, the struggles are harder and I've come to a point where I feel as if i can't go on anymore....I am so in need of God. I've gotten so caught up in the things of the world and put God to a side without realizing it until now.
I'm broken and in need of a savior. I've always been one to give advice and live by it until it happened to me....not too long ago i met this guy and things were good and he's nice,funny,sweet,handsome but he is NOT a christian. I didn't realize how much time i was giving him and not God.
I really do like him though,but I know that we can't be together because we don't have to same beliefs but when i'm with him its as if nothing matters and i wouldnt rather be in any other place but i know better, i know better than to set eyes on an unbeliever but i dont know whats happened....
I havent forgotten God, i haven't, but I don't feel Him like before. And my soul yearns for him....but my flesh desires worldy things. Though i haven't done anything wrong with this guy...and everything feels right when i'm with him when i go to church or talk to my pastor for some reason i feel ashamed....i feel dirty and i dont know why. I know i'm wrong,i know that God has promised great things for me, i just feel like i cant let go of this guy because he's good to me and doesn't deserve me to break his heart bc i know what that feels like......so i write to you today, asking you for help...asking you for prayer.
I dont know what to do...?????
Can you help me?
Response: Hi. I’m glad our bulletins have been helpful to you and I pray that God gives me the words to help you with your dilemma.
I understand your situation and have been there. It’s so easy to be consumed with worldly things. And it’s also common for people to say they’re not sure if they’re as close to God because they don’t “feel” Him. As Christians we have to remember that serving our Lord isn’t a feeling. It’s a way of being. God knows that we’re full of human emotions and reactions. And for that reason He gives us certain tangible revelations or situations where we can “feel” His presence. But feeling is not what we should go by…we should go by faith and know that our Heavenly Father is with us at all times. Everyday we have to choose to serve Him.
About your friend… Distractions are placed in our lives to steer us away from God. It’s up to us to decide whether or not to do so. Sometimes these distractions are nice, funny, sweet and even handsome… just as someone we pray for our Lord to bring into our lives. But meeting them might not be for what we think. It could be a test of self control, faith, endurance, humility. When you really dedicate yourself to the Lord you have to sacrifice certain things. And at times sacrificing these worldly things seems tougher than we’ve imagined. But you have to stay strong. Take a couple of steps back, even if it’s difficult. When you take those steps back from your new friend, you will see they are actually steps forward… forward towards God again. You know in your heart that you’ve turned away from your true love and the Holy Spirit is ministering to you from within to look for Him again, as in the story of David (please read Psalm 51).
I will pray for your strength and endurance within Christ to steer you back to Jehovah-Machsi, the Lord my Refuge.
Saved By Faith
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