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My friend doesn't approve of my faith..

So my friend and I have known each other for a while, and I knew her before I was Christian. Then I went through a lot of depression, self-mutilation, and a lot of crap. Long story short, I became a Christian, and am a lot happier. Me and her used to be Wiccan, I'm not sure about her p.o.v. anymore. But now she occasionally makes fun of me. She asked me how many times a week I go to church, and I alisema twice a week, and she alisema "Oh, wow. wewe have no life anymore."

And then she was calling these people rude names, and I told her it wasn't nice, and she hit me and alisema "Stupid Christians. Why are wewe so fucking nice? Those people probably hate wewe anyway."

Now whenever she catches me listening to Christian music, au doing bible study hw, au anything related to it, I get so afraid. I dont want to be ashamed of Jesus, but I just don't want her to know anything about it I guess, cause I don't want her to insult God, and also me. How do I make her stop, and realize how much God has helped me? If I hadn't found God, I zaidi than likely would have killed myself kwa now.
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thetacoman said:
Some people just are genuinely mean. But, that means we must upendo them more.
And, why be embarrassed? 'For if our God is for us, then who can stand against us?'
The immediate solution is to back off from her for a while, or, if that's not possible, ask her why.
If she says Christians are stupid, ask why.
If she says God is not good, ask why.
It is very likely she will have no answer, and if she knows that her snide maoni will always be met with 'why?' she will stop.
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Thank wewe very much for the help. God bless wewe
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NormalcyIsDead said:
I'm so glad that you've found Christ (sorry if this sounds like "Oh yeah, got some fresh bait!" ;) ).
Pray for your friend, that she'll see the change in you, and want that change also. It may not seem like much, praying, but prayer is a powerful thing. Just give your cares up to God.
onyesha her the same kindness that wewe showed to those people she was calling names. Not guaranteeing that it'll work instantly, but it's hard to be mad at someone who shows kindness to you.
inayofuata time she taunts au makes fun of you, tell her "I don't like wewe making fun of me, au my God. wewe have your beliefs, and I would like it if wewe don't trash on mine." One zaidi thing wewe can do is look up Bible verses as encouragements. Psalms 55: 22 and James 1: 2-4 are really good.
Hope this helps wewe some, and I'll be praying for wewe also. God bless!
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Thanks I like those scriptures. God bless wewe too
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icuSTALKER said:
I'm not ashamed of Jesus and wewe shouldn't be either. Tell your friend that if she really loves you, she should respect your new found belief and wewe respect her's. Tell her you're proud to be a Christian. Stand kwa God. He tests your faith every now and then and don't be afraid to onyesha your faith. If she says you're an idiot for believing 'crud', say I will follow what I want to follow. This has helped my character and my attitude and I don't want to stray away. If she scoffs and still says the same things, say please respect my choices and I will respect your's. Otherwise, please leave the subject about it alone.
I tend to get touchy with my religion about non believers because I fear I'll be shunned. But I still go for it and take a risk because I know it's for God. Trust in Him and don't let your faith falter.
God bless you!!:D
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Thank wewe for the help. God bless wewe too
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dreamfields said:
Pray for your friend. She obviously see's a change in you, but does not understand it. upendo her, respond to her maoni calmly. Once she sees that she can't upset wewe with her comments, she'll eventually either stop au try to figure out why.
Just remember, for now wewe are the Jesus that your friend sees. There may be things that the two of wewe won't do together. That's fine.
With prayer, upendo and explainig what has made a change in your life, wewe are planting a seed in her life. It's a seed that the Holy Spirt will cause to grow, and help her to see the truth. I would suggest never stop praying for her and trust God will work for you. God bless.
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Thank wewe and God bless wewe as well
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wizkid770 said:
jsut explain that it upsets wewe when she says things like that if she really cares she will tone it down a bit
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ok thank you. God bless
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Nevermore_ said:
Whenever a Christian person acts this way, people normally say something along the lines of "that's not very christian of wewe to act this way."
Maybe wewe should remind her that it's not very Pagan to act this way. How would her God and Goddess feel about her making fun of another person? What about the threefold law?

Everyone has the right to their own religion no matter what it is, being a Wiccan she should know that zaidi than anyone as pagan religions aren't really accepted in society.
I myself am a Pagan and I think maybe wewe should remind her (in a NICE way) how much it hurts when someone insults your religion.

I will however say that I am happy for wewe that wewe found a path that makes wewe happy and wewe should embrace that and not worry about what people think, however, if wewe feel that being not-so-open about wewe religion with some people would be best for you, there's no shame in doing that.
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Blessed Be and best wishes to you, good luck!
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Thank wewe very much for your support :)
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You're very welcome (:
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livetobefree said:
I know how wewe feel. I have a friend who is Catholic like me, except she is the total oposite of what the faith teaches. I'm not just talking lying here, I'm talking about drugs, alcohol, and cursing up a storm! She calls me a goody two shoes and it hurts my feelings because doing what's right doesn't make me a "goody two shoes". Just hang in there, because while wewe are happy and your friend isn't, she'll wonder what makes wewe different than her. And that's your faith. Just be nice to her and pray for her. and welcome to the faith :)
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blackrose294 said:
That's not a friend.
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tiagih said:
This may not be the most Christian advise but drop your friend. I mean honestly unless your friend can respect wewe not even has to agree but respect your life then wewe don't need them. They will drag wewe down with them and it won't stop from there. I am not saying wewe hate them au don't pray for them but just leave them alone. When they mature some then its ok to talk but don't let your emotions overrule your since of judgement. Funny joke but the bible says "if your eye offendeth thee, pluck it out" i take that literally and apply it to life situations
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Bladewarrior said:
damn what the hell i mean you're being nice to people even people who don't like wewe and she's uigizaji like it's a bad thing yeh but my advice is tell her to cut that crap out because your christian and she can't do nothing about it
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loveofdelena said:
anyone who can critisize wewe for believeing in something they dont agree with, is NO friend at all. i mean wewe dont get nasty at her, and critisize her religion, so why should she get down on you? id say pray for her, and if that dont work, drop her.
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