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I would not go. Don't go there.....
MATTHEW.7:6 = 6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.I think this thread says a lot about the state of Christianity today. I read this and saw a picture of a woman who is lost and in need of Christ. It is an opportunity to gradually disciple her and hopefully lead her to the Lord. Everyone else is seeing this as she is inherently evil and to run away.
Yes there is a risk of attack in this situation and it needs to be handled carefully. But do people really think people should be given up on so easily and left to an eternity in hell?
I'll answer the second scripture first. No one is saying to be unequally yoked with her, i.e. having a relationship with her. In fact in an an earlier post I said that even if she became a Christian there would be a lot of issues that would need dealing with before she would be ready for a Christian relationship.MATTHEW.7:6 = 6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
2CORINTHIANS.6: =
14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
17 Therefore
“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the Lord Almighty.”
MATTHEW.10: = 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.This woman is clearly in need of salvation. I have to admit to being disappointed that so many Christians, who are called to love, so easily write her off and want to see her in hell, because that is the result of your approach. Do you not have love and compassion for the lost?
I think this thread says a lot about the state of Christianity today. I read this and saw a picture of a woman who is lost and in need of Christ. It is an opportunity to gradually disciple her and hopefully lead her to the Lord. Everyone else is seeing this as she is inherently evil and to run away.
Yes there is a risk of attack in this situation and it needs to be handled carefully. But do people really think people should be given up on so easily and left to an eternity in hell?
I think this thread says a lot about the state of Christianity today. I read this and saw a picture of a woman who is lost and in need of Christ. It is an opportunity to gradually disciple her and hopefully lead her to the Lord. Everyone else is seeing this as she is inherently evil and to run away.
Yes there is a risk of attack in this situation and it needs to be handled carefully. But do people really think people should be given up on so easily and left to an eternity in hell?
And then I get conflicted about what @GridYourLoins says about guiding. That just fills me with so much more self doubt and guilt. I know I should be leading her to Christ but my obtrusive thoughts make me feel so guilty. I feel guilty for lusting for her, I feel guilty for being angry at her, I feel guilty for being envious of her, and I feel guilty that I don't think I am up to the challenge of helping her.
Please, read about Narcissism. Just to be informed about this possibility. It sounds like she is love bombing you and triangulating . Just read......it is just a reading. Please.
I don't want to give in to her. I am scared I am going to have a hard time working with her. It was so much easier before the conference when I could just avoid her. Back then I though she was cute but I had no illusions since women like her don't normally give me the time of day. It was easier just resenting her and ignoring her. But now it seems impossible because I have to work with her and very likely subordinate to her.You're much too conflicted to do much more than to resist her charms right now.
Maybe your best witness, for now, is to stay out of her web ...
Note: If you give in to her, ... understand that you've likely squandered any chance you have to have a good effect on her ....
I don't want to give in to her. I am scared I am going to have a hard time working with her. It was so much easier before the conference when I could just avoid her. Back then I though she was cute but I had no illusions since women like her don't normally give me the time of day. It was easier just resenting her and ignoring her. But now it seems impossible because I have to work with her and very likely subordinate to her.
I don't want to give in to her. I am scared I am going to have a hard time working with her. It was so much easier before the conference when I could just avoid her. Back then I though she was cute but I had no illusions since women like her don't normally give me the time of day. It was easier just resenting her and ignoring her. But now it seems impossible because I have to work with her and very likely subordinate to her.
Did you think God might have sent you on that trip with her to see the real her so you would would know to avoid an emotional relationship with her in the future? Just don't give in to the person she seemed to be at the conference. She was gladly away from that controlling box that your work creates. There she was allowed to be free from the restraints of appearing a professional and morally guided. But it also allowed you to see a glimpse of the real her and if you are aware of the world, people like her are worse than a pure phony. At least you can see a pure phony coming from a mile away. Folks like her manipulate the people around them and whether it is on purpose or just because they were taught the devils lie, they will burn you the moment it gets hot. When she told you about buying gift cards on the company credit card I bet she made it seem like a "noble cause". I also bet she has a dozen other "noble causes" of which she bends the rules over. The best thing you can do is be a professional and look away emotionally. As for the work environment, be professional and don't let that ride quietly. Take her aside and tell her she needs to make it right with the company. Don't tell "on" her, let her know that. But tell her you don't agree with what she is doing, that you consider it stealing, and that if she can't decide to make it right before the company and before God, then she needs to find another "best friend". But also, pray for her and for yourself and the Lord to guide you to do the right thing according to what He wants from you and from her...., it was always implied by our boss that I would be promoted to senior and they were going to bring in a new junior engineer, my current title is Project Engineer. Anyways this girl is maybe 24 years old has 10 years less work history but was brought in as a senior. In the first weeks she was here you could tell that she is incredibly intelligent. But I mainly steered clear of her because she seemed very cold and distant, that of course unless she was chewing some one out. Whenever she was getting into it with some one you could hear her through her door. One she even made one of our rig managers cry. Needless to say I didn't want to be on the receiving end so I mainly avoided her and only engaged her when necessary.
Did you think God might have sent you on that trip with her to see the real her so you would know to avoid an emotional relationship with her in the future? Just don't give in to the person she seemed to be at the conference. There, she was gladly away from that controlling box that your work creates. She was allowed to be free from the restraints of appearing a professional and morally guided. But it also allowed you to see a glimpse of the real her and if you are aware of the world, people like her are worse than a pure phony. At least you can see a pure phony coming from a mile away. Folks like her manipulate the people around them and whether it is on purpose or just because they were taught the devils lie, they will burn you the moment it gets hot. When she told you about buying gift cards on the company credit card I bet she made it seem like a "noble cause". I also bet she has a dozen other "noble causes" of which she bends the rules over. The best thing you can do is be a professional and look away emotionally. As for the work environment, be professional and don't let that ride quietly. Take her aside and tell her she needs to make it right with the company. Don't tell "on" her, let her know that. But tell her you don't agree with what she is doing, that you consider it stealing, and that if she can't decide to make it right before the company and before God, then she needs to find another "best friend". But also, pray for her and for yourself and the Lord to guide you to do the right thing according to what He wants from you and from her...., it was always implied by our boss that I would be promoted to senior and they were going to bring in a new junior engineer, my current title is Project Engineer. Anyways this girl is maybe 24 years old has 10 years less work history but was brought in as a senior. In the first weeks she was here you could tell that she is incredibly intelligent. But I mainly steered clear of her because she seemed very cold and distant, that of course unless she was chewing some one out. Whenever she was getting into it with some one you could hear her through her door. One she even made one of our rig managers cry. Needless to say I didn't want to be on the receiving end so I mainly avoided her and only engaged her when necessary.
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