Old Friends :(

[_sunshinegirl]

So I know I am not supposed to let stuff like 'this' get to me, but I can't help it .. it hurts ..
Let me explain _>
I had a friend, lived with her was like sisters for about 2 years .. came full circle with my faith and she dropped me. Said she could never be friends with a Jesus Freak and some other harsh things ...
Now I visited LJ which I have been off of for a while, and happened to browse across another old friends LJ where I saw an icon by my old friend [sarah] that said 'Jesus Love You but everyone else thinks you are an @**hole'. I feel like I want to puke. I have been battling with the concept of having 'no friends is better than fake friends', but it just gets to me sometime because I lost everyone and haven't had anyone else [other than the Lord] to fill the places. Did anyone else go through this? Past or present? I would really love any input, advice or back stories.

 

[gsmithcat]

That's hard. It tears me up as well.

1 Corinthians 12:25-27
25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

For me, I've retained some of my old friendships from before I became a Christian, but they've changed and are not as strong. Some of that has to do with me being in a different state and some of has to do with how I've changed. Sometimes it makes me sad, but I take that to God.

Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.

However, God has blessed me with an awesome Church family. Brothers and sisters in Christ who love me and encourage me daily.

John 13:34,35
34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

These aren't fake friends either, praise God!

Romans 12:9,10
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

If I have any advice for you, it would be to seek out a Church that is serious about following Christ and is serious about revealing God's glory by loving each other.

With your other friend, I'm a strong believer in forgiveness, prayer, God's grace, and love.

I'm praying for you!

 

[Cordelia]

:o I'm so sorry you had to go through that! Of course it's going to 'get to you'. That's what I dreaded when I became a Christian - I knew I'd have to tell them but was scared they'd start avoiding me, or worse. What horrible things to say to you. It sounds like she has a truly nasty side that wasn't really anything to do with your faith. I know it must be really hard - I've lost friends who've suddenly turned cold on me - but ask yourself if you aren't better off as you are, free to make new friendships.

Nobody I know has dumped me over my new faith - I got strange looks at first, and my brother actually asked me not to be a Christian, but I think things are going to be okay. I trust, anyway, but it is so difficult.

Try not to worry. I'll pray for you.

 

[Lioness816]

I went through it MANY times. New friends, the "right" friends will come in to your life at the right time. It can be lonely until then, but you are right, "no friends are better than the wrong friends" and you are not alone! We are all here-

 

[KeilCoppes]

I know how it feels.

And yes, it's hard when you seem to be alone in the world. And it's hard when things take friends away. One of my best friends was just licensed for the gospel ministry and that means that he and his wife will likely be leaving our small church to take a church somewhere. My youngest sister who left the family, the church, and her husband over a year ago and has been reduced to vague pleasantries and being offended. My other sister got married and moved to Charlotte over a year and a half ago and my brother will be going off to seminary either this next summer or next fall. One by one the people in my life are disappearing.

That's when it becomes so important when God says - "I will .never. leave or forsake you" (Dt 4:31). He will never forget His covenant or His love for His own. And yet, it helps when you have people with arms to hug you.

 

[_sunshinegirl]

THANK YOU ALL for the encouraging words, prayer etc.
I mean and thank you most of all for the scriptures.
I talked to my mother about this last night [on the phone] and she told me that it is time to ask God to take this burden of 'her' away from me.
Because Satan knows that it is one way to get me.
Again I thank you SO MUCH and may you be blessed ><3