Leaving friends

[RoseRedd]

I'm homeschooled and live in a rural area so I don't get out much, which lead me to have online friends. A couple years ago, I drifted away from the Lord and acted like a bad example. Through those few months of acting that way, I made some online friends that were not the type of people Christians should be with. They are homosexual atheists that make fun of religion every now and then. There is this one guy in particular in that group that I got close to. He's very gay, smokes a lot of pot and often bashes Christianity. He has always been nice to me, but he is also VERY needy. He messages me like all day long, and it really annoys me. He's even bought me presents... very expensive presents..

Last year, my faith was restored and I am closer to the Lord and Jesus more than ever. I know what I want in my life, I know what I want to do, I know that God knows me better than I know myself and I put all of my trust in Him. I want to get away from these friends, but I'm not sure how. They have my phone number, they're on my facebook, youtube channel, instagram, skype, etc. Even if I go ahead and block them, I'm scared they will think badly of me, but I do not know what else to do.

The Bible says that it is not healthy for children of God to be around nonbelievers. "Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?…" 2 Corinthians 6:14

I for sure don't want to be their friend anymore, but I feel like a scumbag. What should I do. I have been ignoring them lately and they get annoyed.

 

[Snake75]

The bible says not to be around non believers because it doesnt want you to question your belief. You should really listen to what your friends say. But, if you don't want to listen to reason then by all means just stop talking to them. Its the internet. Its not that hard to ignore people.

 

[Zanyteen16]

Hey, I'm homeschooled too, and I too live in a rural area, I had friends at my old church but my old church was a place where there was favoritism and no one corrected any misbehavior. I was friends with kids who called themselves christians but totally didn't act like it and they compromised a lot and formed a clique excluding me because I didn't act like them, eventually I left the that church and those "friends" I once had left me, even though I was loyal to them they betrayed me and blamed me for things I didn't do. It hurts to say goodbye I know. But you don't have to totally cut off communication with them, maybe you can tell them how wonderful it is to be a Christian and how God can give them healing in their lives. They may get angry but you have to tell them that you are now a christian. And the most you can do is pray for them constantly. Hope this helps, I know all about the struggles of being home schooled.