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I don't know how I should feel about a certain co-worker

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You know what the Bible says, right?

It says:

Runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Amen?
 
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I can't stop my unhealthy thoughts about her.

I hate myself for finding every little thing she did that night arousing. I just kept praying in my head to keep control of my own flesh.
1CORINTHIANS.7: = Principles of Marriage
7 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:

It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

7 For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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Get married quickly to a Baptist girl.? Ask her(= your co-worker) to marry you.? Change job.? Hope she be merciful to you after you again reject her sexual advances.?

Submit to her.? Eg some Christians do not consider masturbation by singles as a sin/evil-deed.
 
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Submit to her.? Eg some Christians do not consider masturbation by singles as a sin/evil-de
This I don't quite understand? How would submitting to my coworker's behavior be masturbation? And furthermore, wouldn't that just inflame my inappropriate lust for her further?
 
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No Christian in their right mind would be dating someone like that, so steer clear of that avenue. You really think she's sweet? The way you described her sounds like a typical narcissist. She needs to be saved, from your description of her. If there is an anonymous hotline to report unethical activity in your company, I would do this. If there is not I would try to do everything I could to not have anything to do with this woman, and I'd probably be looking for another job too. Not to say that this is the only company that acts unethically (or has managers that do unethical stuff like this) but at least you can try to find one that you do not directly know of whether stuff like this is going on.

Best wishes. And please stay clear of dating her. You do not want this, that is if you value your Christian lifestyle and dedication to Christ.
 
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You need to look for another job. Unfortunately, it has come to this. If you cannot find a way to have upper management make sure you do not have any further contact with this woman, then you have to get out. Don't do that without finding another job first, but definitely start looking. You can say something like you've been exposed to some unethical businesses practices in the company that you weren't comfortable with if asked by the new company why you're looking for other employment.

It is a concern that you're not disgusted with this woman and instead infatuated with her. That's why you really need to get out of this situation and work on building up your spiritual life and relationship with Christ.
 
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You are not at peace because you still desire her. Read Proverbs about going astray for a forbidden woman. It only leads to death and destruction. Simply REFUSE to go on another trip with her. Stand your ground. You are a man. Say no.

Stop being weak willed and double minded like a woman.
 
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discipler7 said:
Submit to her.? Eg some Christians do not consider masturbation by singles as a sin/evil-deed.
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This I don't quite understand? How would submitting to my coworker's behavior be masturbation? And furthermore, wouldn't that just inflame my inappropriate lust for her further?
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As a harlot or hedonist, she probably desires to sexually "conquer" you as a prized Christian trophy, to be bragged about to other girls. If so, you can either submit or suffer her wrath(= suffer for Christ) or plead for mercy or escape/run.

In any confrontation with her subordinates or co-workers, your company will likely side with her.

P S - Sex is over-rated. It's not very different from wanting to eat a tasty steak, eating it and feeling sated afterwards.
 
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I am disgusted, not as much at her but at my self. Ultimately she may not know better but I do. That's what I am wanting help and prayers for. Physical resisting the advances and abstaining from her life style is hard but that is still infinity easier than quelling the obtrusive thoughts I am having.
I know I shouldn't be infatuated by her. But i can't help it. I can keep my hands off of her but I can't keep my mind off of her. That's why I am frustrated with my self.
No one seems to care about her shady business ethics. They seem to think that she is a money maker and that if they let her think she is getting away with something she works better and harder. Which leads me to honestly feel bad for her too. That she is so naive to think that she is fooling the company when in reality they all knew and use it as a way to take advantage of her (for all she steals in gift cards that little girl works ALOT. She doesn't seem to have a family or friends to speak of so she does 70 hour weeks. It really seems like our boss is her only friend and she calls her a puppy).
 
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I gotcha, I don't know about the bragging though. She doesn't seem to have actual friends. When we talked she didn't mention any family or actual friends. Even the way she uses the terms "friend", "best friend", "super best friends" she is really just talking about mutually benifical business acquaintances. Like she refers to different vendors as her "good friends" and she introduces her self as my "best friend" but they're isn't any real warmth. She is either ice cold at the office or artificially friendly and "fun" outside the office. She seemed to warm up a little to me night after I held her hair but I don't know how real it was. The only person she seems to be actually warm towards and not artifically friendly towards is our boss. It feels like she thinks she is taking advantage of people but really it seems like people are taking advantage of her and letting her think she has won.

And about sex, I wouldn't know. I had one girlfriend through college, a good Christian girl and we thought we were going to wait till we were married, but we broke up when she couldn't wait longer and laid with another man.
 
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And about sex, I wouldn't know. I had one girlfriend through college, a good Christian girl and we thought we were going to wait till we were married, but we broke up when she couldn't wait longer and laid with another man.
Some Christians also consider safe-sex-before-marriage between a young and committed Christian couple as not a sin/evil-deed, ala masturbation by singles is not a sin.
 
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Some Christians also consider sex-before-marriage between a young and committed Christian couple is not a sin/evil-deed, ala masturbation by singles is not a sin.
Unfortunately that "good Christian girl" told me that we should wait but then decided she couldn't and gave it up to some one else after being my girlfriend for 5 years.
 
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Unfortunately that "good Christian girl" told me that we should wait but then decided she couldn't and gave it up to some one else after being my girlfriend for 5 years.
Reminds me of ... 1TIMOTHY.2:14 = 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

She was deceived by the false precept of no sex before marriage and you suffered for it.?
 
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Reminds me of ... 1TIMOTHY.2:14 = 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

She was deceived by the false precept of no sex before marriage and you suffered for it.?
Is this really true?
 
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That premarital sex with a committed partner is OK?
Likely, yes or it's OK.

Adam & Eve and Abraham & Sarah were married in the eyes of God only. They were not legally married, as in applying for marriage certificates/papers.

Modern-day finances and educational requirements for good jobs do not allow young and committed couples to get legally or officially married, ie compared to ancient times when people got married soon after reaching puberty. Today, most couples could only get legally married after 25 years old.
....... So, a young and committed Christian couple, eg college students, should not be burdened by marriage laws/papers, ala ACTS.15:24-29, ie they should consider themselves as already married in the eyes of God(= should remain faithful and not breakup). They should practice birth-control until the day they are able to get legally married.

It would be a burden to require an 18 years old committed couple to wait about 7 years before they could have sex by getting legally married.

MATTHEW.11:30 = 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
 
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