Need for closure

The best thing is to not get yourself all worked up about this girl, don't make it a life or death situation, sometimes they'll share the same feelings as you, sometimes they won't feel the same way about you as you do them.

You win some, you lose some. There are no guarantees.

It's possible she is not the right girl for you anyway, I hope she is Christian because that is very important. Well I hope it works out tripudium, God bless.

I would suggest casually asking her out for coffee or a movie, rather than professing your undying love for her, that doesn't always go down to well in my experience.

First, congratulations on your developing faith! Remember that it's a long road, and even the most experienced lifetime Christians still have a lot to learn.

tripudium said:

I don't know if she's a Christian or not. If she's not, it's absolutely vital that I do everything in my power to save her from hell.

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There is nothing you or I can do to save a person from Hell. Only God can do that. The desperation in your tone here shows that you are shouldering some of that responsibility. It's one thing to spread the word of God and to be a good example, but we cannot will another person to be saved no matter how hard we try. That is only between them and God.

tripudium said:

Jesus has showed me how to look into people's heart, soul and mind.

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With all due respect, this is not a gift that the Holy Spirit imparts on any person. Only God can clearly see into another person's mind and soul. We may be given given strong impressions or feelings about someone's character or belief system, but they are not always accurate.

Remember that we cannot ever know for sure whether another person is saved or going to be saved. We can speculate, and we can certainly pray for them, but we won't know until we reach Heaven.

tripudium said:

It is very possible she's not right. It's absolutely the truth. I'm not going to tell something that is not true. Before I can say she's right, I must know her very well. And I don't. The truth is I want to get to know her better. I have some romantic feelings for her, and at one point I believe she had too. I'm not going to play any games, I'm going to tell her exactly how it is: I want to know her better.

I absolutely disagree with you on the Christian thing. I don't know if she's a Christian or not. If she's not, it's absolutely vital that I do everything in my power to save her from hell. Jesus has showed me what love and caring means. Loving someone who is not a Christian and bringing them the word of God through my work, dedication and caring is something that makes life amazingly beautiful and meaningful. I don't care how many years it's going to take as long it works.

Jesus has showed me how to look into people's heart, soul and mind. I have noticed that some of the people I care about who are not Christian are very good hearted. They're not Christians yet, but I clearly see how fertile the soil of their heart is for the word of God. They are not Christians simply because they are misinformed.

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First, faith doesn't work that way. It's not just fill in the blanks and boing people are saved. But of course do share the truth and pray for them, things do happen, it's just not that simple.

As for your feelings, going and unburdening yourself by telling her what you are feeling is pretty much a guarantee to scare her and chase her away from you.

That doesn't mean don't talk to her, but right now, you have a crush and it's really not so much about her, it's about you. Do talk to her, if she seems receptive, ask her out. After awhile she may indeed come to share those feelings with you.

Tripodium,

I honestly think you've made something that is supposed to be fun and wonderful into a dry calculated process void those things that actually make it work such as love, freedom, joy and happiness.

It is not about finding the correct words. It isn't about getting closure. It is interesting that you wrote quite a bit but it seemed like very little of what you wrote seemed anything about romantic feelings toward someone. You sound like a bright person but your over analyzing this and I am concerned that you are a bit obsessive.

Somethings to consider. This is supposed to be a fun thing for you and her, if its not then somethings gone wrong. If your in pain and you NEED something then thats obsessing and I promise you she is not going to join you in that relationship. Love isn't about needing from other people. That's infatuation and its not healthy sense of love. More of a devouring need for things you have to have from others. Not fun. That's more of a taking than a giving and love is all about giving.

Have fun and just try to spend some time with her that's fun for you both and after your comfortable with each other you can begin to let her know you'd like to seek a more personal commited relationship, one that brings joy to both people. Just let her know in a simple way, the words don't need to be perfect and I am almost sure they wont be regardless of how long you ponder on them. If she is interested in you the words wont need to be perfect and she'll appreciate your spirit and sincerity. If shes not the worst that can happen is you learn that its not possible and you say ok and go on. You have to be willing to accept that with a smile if it does happen, if you can't then your obsessing then the relationship wouldn't have been healthy for her or you anyway. You would have devoured the poor girl rather than loved her and made her happy.

If you don't know her well yet then just go ask her out on a date and try to have some fun, if she says no then let it go. If you don't know her well yet it also means your strong feelings are a bit premature. You should not have deep feelings of love for someone you don't know well. That's another sign of infatuation. If she says yes go have fun together and leave the heavy romantic stuff out of it. She will have a concern that she doesn't get into a suffocating relationship where she is only providing emotional food to a unhealthy needy person who isn't self satisfied. Keep it simple and keep it fun for both people when its not something's gone wrong.

Good Luck!

Welcome to the Human race, I noticed that you did not mention the Father in Heaven,
Jesus His Son, always did. Maybe you should go to Him, with you problems.
Start with "Our Father who art".