- Sep 30, 2018
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Hello!
I'm been feeling kind of discouraged lately regarding a friend of mine. I've been praying for him for a few years to know Jesus and I really love him like a brother. But I feel like I've seen very little change. He's actually busier than before, has less time for me than he used to, is a workaholic (or a slave... I'm not sure which!), and is being drawn into dirty sexual pastimes by his girlfriend. He seems depressed a lot more than a couple years ago when I first met him, too. He used to be like a ray of light walking into the room compared to everyone else, but now he seems angry and frustrated and tired all the time.
Anyway, I've been praying for him from the very beginning, and to see him actually in a worse place now than before... I'm not sure what to think about it. I hardly seem him in person anymore, either, though I've kept in touch as much as I can.
I fear that my friend will die suddenly and never know Jesus. I'm not sure I'd know how to deal with that at this point...
Right now I feel like my thousands of prayers for him are just disappearing into thin air. For those of you who have prayed for someone for years and they still don't know Jesus and still seem imprisoned by the world, where do you find hope?
I'm been feeling kind of discouraged lately regarding a friend of mine. I've been praying for him for a few years to know Jesus and I really love him like a brother. But I feel like I've seen very little change. He's actually busier than before, has less time for me than he used to, is a workaholic (or a slave... I'm not sure which!), and is being drawn into dirty sexual pastimes by his girlfriend. He seems depressed a lot more than a couple years ago when I first met him, too. He used to be like a ray of light walking into the room compared to everyone else, but now he seems angry and frustrated and tired all the time.
Anyway, I've been praying for him from the very beginning, and to see him actually in a worse place now than before... I'm not sure what to think about it. I hardly seem him in person anymore, either, though I've kept in touch as much as I can.
I fear that my friend will die suddenly and never know Jesus. I'm not sure I'd know how to deal with that at this point...
Right now I feel like my thousands of prayers for him are just disappearing into thin air. For those of you who have prayed for someone for years and they still don't know Jesus and still seem imprisoned by the world, where do you find hope?