Bible Discussion Thread

Is it wrong to pray that a friend sees your worth? I do not want the recognition per say. I just want them to see how much I love them and how I want the best for them and maybe then they would be kinder to me. And if they can't they can move away from me for good. This back and forth doesn't sit well with me. I know if it isn't our time it isn't our time. But I knew when I met them he would be a significant part of my life.

Genesis 24 is a great romance, wedding story.

The servant in this story is a picture of the Holy Spirit. Every step he takes he prays. He is sent to the right woman for Issac. When she sees Isaac it's like love at first sight. She veils herself.

Read it for yourself.

I'm 70 and my best advise to you is to pray for your future marriage and ask the Holy Spirit to bring you to your husband (as in the story). While you are waiting, don't give yourself to other men.

Put your faith in God, and stay busy as this woman did. Isaac died very happy because of the love of this woman the Servant brought to him.

Thank the Lord that the Holy Spirit is looking for you right now. Stop moonin' over a man that is not ready to marry.

Be prayerful every day. Be friendly. Often best friends are best suited; but sometimes it's just friendship.

hi Andrea Russell I don't think it is a good idea to ask Yah to influence someone's emotion for your benefit. He has given us all free will

Dear Andrea,

I am sorry that you are having troubles with your friends. It really hurts when friends mistreat a person. It is fine to pray for your friends to come to value you as one deserving of respect and love. I went through a time in my youth when My friends invited me to meet them at a friend's house. I went. When I got there, they pushed me out the door, said i wasn't their friend anymore and slammed the door on my face. The next two years of school were very difficult for me as they bullied me and anyone who tried to be a friend of mine. Those who were out of this clique did not dare to speak up because they did not want to be rejected and mistreated by these "power" girls.

I often prayed for God to help me with my hurt feelings. I also knew to pray for my enemies, so I did. At one point in time I prayed to God and said, "I do not have to accept the worth they put on me because I know that You love me, and in this love I find my worth. Please help me forgive them because I know if they knew what it was like to be treated this way, they would not treat people so badly." I was 14 when I prayed this to God. I knew that I would be going to a new school in 9th grade and would get a reprieve from bullying. So, I determined that in 9th grade I could just be kind and open to new friends. And that is what I did. I was friendly and outgoing. I made many friends and was not mistreated in school from then on. God gave me a way out and strengthened me to invite friends into my life after this trauma.

I hope that God will mend your friendship with these people. I hope that He will strengthen you to stand up for yourself. And I pray that He will provide that "way out" if they do not change the way they treat you as He did for me.

God Bless You.