Blessings to you Lisa, long time no see
Thank you for sharing your friend's dream. the Tribulation is defiantly coming. The Holy Spirit has taught me many things and has lead me through a lot for the past 8 months. So much to say about this but there are Christians out there with cold, hardened hearts who want to be in this world and with God.
As Jesus says, "You cannot have two masters you either love one and hate the other"
I've been mocked a several times in my life before and after I was saved.
Our Christian school took the year to our local parish Church every so often for a service. As I was singing in the Choir for 13+ years, I went to help out and a few others too to sing for them.
These were some of the things;
"HAHA Richard is in the Choir wearing a dress!"
Boy; "You going up for communion?"
Me; "Yes because I'm a Christian, I'm taking communion for the right reasons"
Boy; "I'm not, I'm going to have wine!"
Boy; "Rich those girls and guys are talking about you and laughing at you because you don't have a girlfriend"
In college
Guy "Rich you ever had a girlfriend?"
Me; "No never"
Guy "WHAT?! what is wrong with you? are you gay?"
Me; "I don't drink either you got a problem with that?"
Guy "Oh man you are not normal"
My best friend said this to me once;
"You need special treatment because you are not like other guys where they think about girls and want sex. You need help because your brain is messed up"
One of my sisters friends said to me when we went out to a pub some years ago
"Richard, I promise you I'm going to make you have a drink once in your life, if not I'm going to spike your drink!"
I could list loads of times when people mocked me for the path I chose, but I don't want to derail the topic too much. My mom said to me last night on the phone;
"You don't have the Holy Spirit in you how do you know? it's just your inner self"
I told her the truth and how the Holy Spirit has worked in me for the past half year but she said;
"Why don't I have it then?"
I quoted what Jesus said; "You
must be born again to enter the Kingdom of God" Then you will receive the Holy Spirit.