advice? and prayer please. sensitive issue.

Well, one practical bit of advice: Brace yourself in case he *does* get himself hurt, which isn't unheard of.

My general impression is that, even apart from any possible theological implications, casual sex is pretty dangerous; maybe you can convince him of this. Is he about your age? It sounds to me like he's probably trying to find acceptance and reassurance, and going about it in a fairly typical way for a horny teenager. *sigh*.

My prayers are with you and your friend. My best friend, a gay man, has been promiscous as well.. and he now has HIV. If anything urge him to use protection.. and pray for him to know Christ

Praying

You say you "grew up Christian but started having doubts" and now you are "exploring other belief systems including wiccan and paganism". You say you now call yourself agnostic. But you are asking for prayer on a Christian Board in a Christian Prayer Forum.

Hmmm, seems to me you know more truth than you want to admit. Otherwise you would be seeking help on a pagan or wiccan board.

You say you grew up Christian but started to doubt. I would ask you, as Jesus asked Peter as Peter started to sink and drown, "Why did you doubt?" And I would suggest to you that just as Jesus reached out and pulled Peter to safety, He will do the same for you. Peter from his heart prayed, "Lord, save me." And Jesus reached out and took his hand and saved him. You will find that in the 14th chapter of Matthew.

The answer you seek is Jesus. Turn to Him, and ask Him and He will save you and provide you with all the answers you seek.

Hey harpy. I know many people who are like you too except the anorexic part. Even i was like that too once.

Why doubt? Jesus, like Gerry pointed out, told that to Peter. When i doubt, i thought of that too. Then i found absolutely no reason to doubt.

For your friend, you should try to talk to him as soon as possible. Don't let him stay in that status any longer otherwise it'll be harder to get him out and i'm talking literally it's measured in seconds.

I'll pray for you and your friend. For your troubles with anorexia too. I have faith you can win that battle. I know you can. And with God you can't lose!

Hi harpy~

First of all I want to give you a big ! I don't know that I have any words of advice different from what others have told you in regards to your friend. He sounds like he is definitely lost and looking for something to find comfort in. But what he is seeking comfort from will just disappoint him in the end. Sex, whether hetrosexual or homosexual, will not fufill the deep down need we humans have for God. My belief is that because we are created by God, somewhere deep down inside, we desire a right relationship with Him. Some do not realize what that need is and try every way they know to satisfy that need. But only God can satisfy that need. I have a feeling you may also realize this as well since you have requested prayer for yourself.

Harpy, I will pray for you and your friend. I pray that you will both come to realize how much God loves you and wants to heal your hurts, both emotional and phyiscal. He doesn't want you to stay sick, but He wants you to be well and whole and happy in Him. He is there waiting for you to answer His call. And I believe you are well on your way, harpy, or you would not have joined us here, as Gerry mentioned.

Originally posted by harpy.of.the.storm.swift
i have a really good friend that i care about a lot. he is a wicccan and also homosexual, who i have known for five years. i am really scared for him because of his lifestyle, i worry that he'll get a disease or something, because he is involved with many partners. and also i worry that he will be hurt later in life because of what he is doing now. does anyone have any advice? i would also like to request prayer on his behalf, that he realizes what he is doing to himself before it is too late, and that he has more respect for himself and doesn't risk his life.
please pray for me also, because i am struggling with many issues right now. i am questioning everything i believed in once, and trying to find the truth. i am exploring all different belief systems and i don't know what to trust. please pray that i will find the truth whatever it is, and that i will be inspired to keep searching until i do resolve most of my doubts. i just need support right now, this is a tough time.

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There is a great book, "Someone I Love is Gay" that you can get on Amazon.com. It helped me talk and relate to a find who told me he was gay. It was great book because it knows you love your friend and want to continue to love him, and it tells you how to talk to him without hurting him.

Get the book as soon as possible!

prayed for you and your friend God Bless you !!

Harpy if you are seeking the truth then cry out to God. Truth is there is only one God , And He created all things. He loves us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to suffer and die for our sins. If you keep looking elsewhere you will only become lost. I will be praying for you.

I WILL PRAY

I'm praying for you and your friend. 

If you pray, and ask God to answer you, to reassure you that He is there, He will speak to you.  Seek Him through prayer, and if you have a Bible, read it.  Be persistent.

I grew up in a Christian home, but when I was about 14 I withdrew from God, even though it felt like He had abandoned me.  I was severly depressed and I began to question everything I had once believed in.  I dabbled into homosexuality. 

We all begin to question what it is we once believed.  This hopefully leads to growth and refinement.  It did for me. 

Where I am weak, Christ is strong.  Rely on His strength.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

  "My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me. Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I will be praying for you and your friend.

Originally posted by harpy.of.the.storm.swift
thanks guys. i do try to talk to him about his safety..not for religion or for anyone but himself. he's had a really weird, troubled life, he's given up on himself i think. and yes, seebs...he's 21, so he's older then me but we think on the same level.
*sigh* can't sleep tonight at all. i was bored and started surfing the web, and i came to a pro-anorexia website. which support anorexia, but not the treatment. it encourages people who have it to stay sick. i was diagnosed anorexic six months ago and still struggle, and that just brought back memories. now there are those thoughts in my head again. i need a lot of prayers. sometimes i wish i felt comfortable praying more.

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WHAT!?? Encouraging anorexia? Hey, that's great; let's organize a pro-pneumonia web ring, we can share MP3 files of our horrible wracking coughs.

I'm sad for your friend.

*hug*
Sometimes hugs are good medicine.