So, latley I have been really struggling with my friend, Katie. Now I have known her since 6th grade…so about 8 years now. And I truly love her. She is my friend, my sister, but latley things have not been going really good with us. So to give you a little background on her. She is my age and has a 7 month old baby. During the summer, she lived with her boyfriend who she had the kid with thinking that they were going to get married. I spent pretty much everyday with her though out the summer, just hanging out everyday. They started to go through some tough times. He delt pot and smoked it promising her that he would quite but he never did. She got fed up with him and they would fight constantly everyday. Until the day finally came where hr left her and Keaghan. She met this other guy at her work who is 38 years old and she started hanging out with him a lot more and a lot less with me as the days went on. Probably cause she knew that I was not supporative of it, but she didn’t care. You see she is one of those people who does what they want no matter what and if people disapprove, that’s even better.
So, eventually she started living with this guy who has two little girls of his own and is seperated from his wife at the moment. And all the while, keeping the apartment that she shared with the baby’s daddy who no one is living in but they don’t want to break their lease. Anyway, time goes on and we start hanging out about once or twice a week. Then one day she tells me that she is selling RX drugs from Sean’s neck surgary. And it’s all his idea! I told her “Well, you might as well be a drug dealer..” And her responce was a SHRUG! Like it didn’t matter AT ALL!! Then later that week, she tells me she is going shoe shopping for her new job as a stripper!!! OMG! What is the world coming to?!? At this point, my heart is breaking for her because she is soo decived and she doesn’t even know it. She doesn’t have any self respect cause she throws herself at any guy and in reality all she needs is God. I’m freaking out cause i’m not for it and i calmly let her know that. But ever since then she says we’ll hang out but then in the end ditches me. And it hurts my heart soo much because one-I consider her a “good” friend. Not sure if it’s because I have known her soo long or if because I feel like I can’t lean on amyone else. And two-Because she is decived and it seems as everyday passes the devil gets a hold of her more and more. I’m to the point where I don’t want to be her friend any longer. But God brought it to my attention that I need to remain her friend cause if I’m not her friend she won’t have any light in her life at all. And also I need to put aside my self and start seeing her as Jesus does and loving her like God would. I need to start asking God to give my heart strength to love her cause Jesus loved the tax collectors, and prostitutes and the liers and sinners. He also told me that I need to forgive her for the bitterness I have towards her about the ditching me. What makes me think I am worthy of forgivness especially if I don’t forgive?
So I guess my question is, is it possible to have too much God in you that you push away the people who need it most?
The way I see it: It’s not possible to have too much God in you. It is possible to get to a point where a friend might be hindering your walk with God. And sometimes it’s a fine line. Because of the things she is into, you may not be able to be as close with her. But when you are around her or talking with her on the phone you should be speaking life into her with scripture.