Need Advice about Neighbor Harassment

[kissybug27]

I hope I'm in the right forum for this. If not let me know.

Ok, for three months I have been indirectly harrassed by my neighbor, we will call her Jill' Shortly after moving into the community we became friends, or so I thought. For six months I thought was were friends while she was saying vicious things about me to other people in the neighborhood. I found out only when she got mad at me last November. My other neighbor of whom I had not got to know because of Jill called me and asked me if these things were true. They were not. I confronted Jill and asked her to not say anything esle about me and she promised and I cut ties with her. She did not stop. But it was only my real friend that she was telling so I let it go. In February Jill came across the street on my friend I was outside and saw this. I started up there and Jill saw me and ran away. Now I'm a very small person so I didn't get it. Come to find out she thinks I'm a devil. Ok I begin thinking ....ok shes a bit nuts.

Last Friday I met her in the hall at the school. She was literally bouncing and smiling. I called my friend and told her that I thought Jill was up to something. That evening a lady from down the street that I still have not really met stopped my friend at the school and said that Jill had called her and told her that I was a witch and I pratice black magic and I was going to put a hex on her. She also told this to another neighbor who I have met and am friends with now, she was also told that I was asking around what house she lived in cause I had issues with her. OK I got a bit petty at this point. I was down right angry. Something like that in a christian community could get rather ugly. Well I stood in front of her house till she came home and when she got out of her car I yelled at her. I told her I knew what she was doing and that I was a God fearing Christian woman and that I wasn't going to take it anymore. Well she called the police on me said I was blocking her from getting in her driveway ...which I wasnt. The police were very threatening to me and made me feel like I couldn't do anything but sit in my house. Never came right out and said it but said that if she called again I could be arrested. So for 6 days I sat in my house did not leave my property. She scares me. My friend has called and talked to the police because of threatening things Jill has said to her and about her.

I have to live by this woman. Our kids are in the same grade in the same school. To leave my home I have to drive by hers. If I want to go walking I have to walk by hers. I live at the end of the street.

I had been fighting depression for years and doing a pretty good job of it myself but when this all started it was like the last brick in the wall and Im now seeing a doctor and am on meds. I spend my days mostly sitting around and crying because Im either angry or scared or nervous about what she might do next. I'm afraid she will get voilent. She claims to be a christian and her house is filled with christian things and well to put it plainly shes kinda a fanatic and that scares me.

I don't know what to do. Do I stay in my house and hope she moves or do I go on with my life and do my regular things and hope she doesn't do anything else to me. She watches me constantly. Me and my friend who by the way lives directly infront of her.

I have prayed about it and am praying for her too cause she really needs help. But what do I do to protect myself and my children from her and hers? I'm really afraid that if she truly believes that I'm a devil or a witch that she might take certain verses in the bible literally and try to either drive me out or worse get rid of me. I know this all sounds crazy but if you only knew this woman. Anyway I need advice on this. Please......

Love in Christ
kissybug

 

[CordieLaLa]

I would say number one, don't move. You have the right to live where you want peacefully.

number two, keep praying and leave it in God's hands. It does sound like a cliche but believe me, it works. We used to have a guy that lived two apartments up from us. He stole our personal details and ran debts up in our name into the thousands. He stole my mother's check book and we didn't even know she had a check book until one day she looked in her account and saw she was overdrawn by goodness knows how much. We prayed, became impatient, even tried to take revenge in our own hands but it didn't work. One day we just felt like "whatever. we give up. Let him do what he wants"

We gave up and simply didn't care anymore. We went on a long vacation and when we came back the neighbors couldnt wait to give us the news. The police raided his apartment and discovered it was a crack den and was covered in filthy needles and rats. He was promptly evicted. That day took five years to come. We've been much happier Thank God.

The moral of the story is leave it to God and He will sort it out for you. In the meantime, put your armour on and prepare yourself. Collect as much evidence as possible of this woman's harrassment. Walk with a tape recorder, don't worry about wasting tape. Get a video recorder if possible to prove she watches you. Obviously don't tell her what your doing. Tell your friend to do the same. When she starts her foolishness with going to the police or even bearing false witness against you just show them your proof and it will all speak for itself. Tell the teachers in your kids school the whole situation and ask them to keep an eye on things.

 

[ElijahSK]

First, I'm sorry that you have to deal with a person who would deframe the name of Christ so haphazardly. But my plite is not for how to deal with her, if she is truly Christ's then don't worry He says those whom I love I rebuke and I chasten be zealous therefore and repent. If she is truly His, God has a way of knocking her back into line. If she isn't, then have compassion on her situation, because it may be fun for her to spread lies now; but God will make sure that the debt she owes for her sins are paid in full for the rest of eternity.

Walk in wisdom toward her, redeeming the time. God could use to to save her soul, or God could have put you in this place because He sought an occasion for which to be against her. As he did with Samsom, when he wanted to marry a Philistine. It says God had it be like that because he sought occasion against them.

Whether it be the former or the latter, one thing is sure, our task is the same. That is to love them. If they be your friend or they be your enemy, you must love them. If we do not forgive them (by what manner you judge, you will be judged) and their offense against us, how can God forgive us and our offense (which is fair greater) against Him? Having received this grace from God, let us deal it to all.

Love your enemies is one step. Next step is to bless those who curse you. If you see that she needs anything, help her out as fast as you can. Make sure your foot is first to reach her in her times of need. In doing so you will heap coals of fire on her head, and the Lord will reward you!

Consider that every time you see her, God is working patience, love, and all the fruits of the Spirit into you. So next time you see her, love her, bless her, and so keep yourself in the right. Never being arrogant of your own place. And God will judge between you. And you will rejoice when you see His judgement!

 

[Anti Existance]

I personally would just keep out of her life, she is nuts. Calling you a witch, what is this the year 1288 or something?

You just stop thinking about her, and lead your own life, and NC her. The less of her you have in your life, the better. Don't try to make it up, don't go against the rumors, only if someone comes to you and asks you, tell her she is nuts and thinks you are a witch. Say that you don't have any brooms to fly on hahahaha.