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I do not know the particulars but will certainly pray for clarity and wisdom on this situation for you. May God open your eyes to see and your ears to hear :}

step_by_step said:

The situation with my young adult group is bad. After the events of last night, I cannot in good conscious continue to attend the group when it is lead by the man currently leading it. I have prayed and asked God to please correct me if I'm wrong in the way I feel towards this person, but I feel God is repeatedly telling me that something needs to change. This person has a pride issue that is damaging the group and it is becoming a serious problem. He refuses to accept that he has done wrong and hurt me, and has very boldly claimed that I am 100% in the wrong and has backed that up using God's name.

Please pray for clarity for me. If in any way my thoughts towards this person are born of anger or other emotions and this conviction is not from God, please pray that that is revealed to me. Please pray for the leader of my young adult group that he may be humbled, that he may see what it is I've been trying to express to him, and that God will break down any strongholds of pride in his life.

This is a tough situation for me. I thought this person was my friend. When he hurt me, I did not react in anger but spent a long time discussing it with God, asking him to give me the words to say to this person. And He did, but this person refused to listen. Last night, I told him that I no longer wish to be friends because of the way that he treats me. I said that I would be happy to continue to be a part of the young adult group but that I don't think him and I need to be close friends. He responded by saying that I have done nothing but treat him badly, accused me of claiming that he was a horrible person (which is not true, I have never had, until this point, anything but respect for this person and I told him several times that he has the makings of a good leader), and then said that I am not to speak to him in that way ever again or he would ignore me. He said "Do not dare say to me or say in your heart or to God that this was my doing. God knows the truth". He did not acknowledge how he hurt me, he did not apologize, he acted like my claims of him hurting me were false and justified it by saying that I treated him poorly.

I really don't know what to do with this. This is completely new territory for me. I've asked God to start using me, to break me out of the comfort zone I've been in for 20 years and I guess He is. I always tend to feel I am in the wrong because I am what you would call a "push over". But I firmly believe this time that I'm not wrong. Please just pray for me. I need clarity and I also need this hurt to be lifted from my heart.

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Praying for you, step_by_step. (((hug)))

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Hello
I am sorry to hear, and I will pray for you; I do not know what this guy has done and how long the two of you have been friends ... some times God hardens People’s hearts in different ways. I am reading Exodus, maybe it’s God plan on the disagreements the two of you are having!? A friend of mine once told me if I pay attention I’ll hear God speak to me

James

QUOTE="step_by_step, post: 73562540, member: 414036"]The situation with my young adult group is bad. After the events of last night, I cannot in good conscious continue to attend the group when it is lead by the man currently leading it. I have prayed and asked God to please correct me if I'm wrong in the way I feel towards this person, but I feel God is repeatedly telling me that something needs to change. This person has a pride issue that is damaging the group and it is becoming a serious problem. He refuses to accept that he has done wrong and hurt me, and has very boldly claimed that I am 100% in the wrong and has backed that up using God's name.

Please pray for clarity for me. If in any way my thoughts towards this person are born of anger or other emotions and this conviction is not from God, please pray that that is revealed to me. Please pray for the leader of my young adult group that he may be humbled, that he may see what it is I've been trying to express to him, and that God will break down any strongholds of pride in his life.

This is a tough situation for me. I thought this person was my friend. When he hurt me, I did not react in anger but spent a long time discussing it with God, asking him to give me the words to say to this person. And He did, but this person refused to listen. Last night, I told him that I no longer wish to be friends because of the way that he treats me. I said that I would be happy to continue to be a part of the young adult group but that I don't think him and I need to be close friends. He responded by saying that I have done nothing but treat him badly, accused me of claiming that he was a horrible person (which is not true, I have never had, until this point, anything but respect for this person and I told him several times that he has the makings of a good leader), and then said that I am not to speak to him in that way ever again or he would ignore me. He said "Do not dare say to me or say in your heart or to God that this was my doing. God knows the truth". He did not acknowledge how he hurt me, he did not apologize, he acted like my claims of him hurting me were false and justified it by saying that I treated him poorly.

I really don't know what to do with this. This is completely new territory for me. I've asked God to start using me, to break me out of the comfort zone I've been in for 20 years and I guess He is. I always tend to feel I am in the wrong because I am what you would call a "push over". But I firmly believe this time that I'm not wrong. Please just pray for me. I need clarity and I also need this hurt to be lifted from my heart.[/QUOTE]

step_by_step said:

Thank you all for your prayers, God has been working in the situation and revealing what he wants me to do. I am no longer in despair that this cannot be fixed. I appreciate your help in this

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step_by_step said:

The situation with my young adult group is bad. After the events of last night, I cannot in good conscious continue to attend the group when it is lead by the man currently leading it. I have prayed and asked God to please correct me if I'm wrong in the way I feel towards this person, but I feel God is repeatedly telling me that something needs to change. This person has a pride issue that is damaging the group and it is becoming a serious problem. He refuses to accept that he has done wrong and hurt me, and has very boldly claimed that I am 100% in the wrong and has backed that up using God's name.

Please pray for clarity for me. If in any way my thoughts towards this person are born of anger or other emotions and this conviction is not from God, please pray that that is revealed to me. Please pray for the leader of my young adult group that he may be humbled, that he may see what it is I've been trying to express to him, and that God will break down any strongholds of pride in his life.

This is a tough situation for me. I thought this person was my friend. When he hurt me, I did not react in anger but spent a long time discussing it with God, asking him to give me the words to say to this person. And He did, but this person refused to listen. Last night, I told him that I no longer wish to be friends because of the way that he treats me. I said that I would be happy to continue to be a part of the young adult group but that I don't think him and I need to be close friends. He responded by saying that I have done nothing but treat him badly, accused me of claiming that he was a horrible person (which is not true, I have never had, until this point, anything but respect for this person and I told him several times that he has the makings of a good leader), and then said that I am not to speak to him in that way ever again or he would ignore me. He said "Do not dare say to me or say in your heart or to God that this was my doing. God knows the truth". He did not acknowledge how he hurt me, he did not apologize, he acted like my claims of him hurting me were false and justified it by saying that I treated him poorly.

I really don't know what to do with this. This is completely new territory for me. I've asked God to start using me, to break me out of the comfort zone I've been in for 20 years and I guess He is. I always tend to feel I am in the wrong because I am what you would call a "push over". But I firmly believe this time that I'm not wrong. Please just pray for me. I need clarity and I also need this hurt to be lifted from my heart.

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Lord bless step_by_step, and this prayer. In Jesus loving name, Amen!