PaulBerry2098
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I have a close friend from college and she's agnostic but rasied from a catholic background. We share eachother everything, from our mental health struggles, family problems, shared religious opinions and the like. She was the first person I've reached out and told abt the calling I've received from the Lord the month before, that the Holy Spirit filled me and Jesus is reminding us abt doing our calling, and to offer our our prayers to God, for people and our nations, that he's pleading with God to not withdrew his hands of grace just yet for there are still more people who believed. Through all that she had expressed her concern of me, since we both know I've just started going to church in my secondary hometown this year, and was worried abt my mental health, she expressed her beliefs are different from mine, that we might clash regarding faith. That she appreciate I care of her and that I don't need to stress abt saving souls since I'm not a saint or an angel. Thus she created a boundary to not talk abt it with her but that she's willing to help me with other matters like family problems besides that. I was disheartened but I agreed.
Weeks passed and we haven't talked abt it. We still often used to have religious discussions, usually memes and her opinions abt cult churches and other religious topics. But after that encounter of my calling, I'd give a neutral opinion to some but for the rest, I don't give a reaction or response anymore because I don't wanna judge or give some opinion abt other churches or a life of bretheren she knows abt though rumors her family shares. In some days I felt the need to share with her abt the goodness of God abt how he's healing my relationship with my family, because she once expressed how she often pray as a child for her own family to changed. I could have taken that cue but I delayed sharing it and overthink that she'll find fault in it or something.
Then recently, I've sent her a vid abt the bible prophecy of end times were unfolding and reminded her the calling I received the month before. My intention was to let her know everything I said is true. I've expressed to her that I don't what to feel at first and then my worries after abt my friends or family. She has expressed to me that she didn't really want to have this discussion because of our faith differences and that it was giving her anxiety, then mentioned that I was more at peace in the past before going to church. It took awhile for me to respond and clarified my intentions and cleared her assumptions abt the new pastors at the church I attend, they aren't fear-mongering in their sermons, sharing her later the goodness of God as I was reminded abt her boundaries and apologized.
She decided to be honest with me and posted on reddit abt what I told her that day and the month before, abt what Jesus told me and the Holy Spirit told me and her assumptions abt the church and the new appointed pastors. It surprised me she'd let it all out because I trusted her with anything...and she'd usually ask my permission of sharing something before publishing since I can't post on reddit to seek strangers advice to help me out with family problems and in this case she haven't asked. I tried to understand it, that maybe she did it out of her anxiousness. I haven't responded to this friend of mine. I didn't want to respond to her angry about the wordings she used abt my testimony, judgment and assumptions towards my bretherens at church that she doesn't know abt, or appear too emotional and that be told I need professional help.
I've read every comment and it hurted me deeply. Some assumed the church I go to is a cult since it's a Pentecostal one, another says that she shouldn ignore me and that she knows better cause she's catholic. I know they aren't that into or knowledgeable regarding end times and the revelations teaching on their end. But I wanted to clarify that and I don't claim I know the day or hour like they said. I just know it is near that they have to be ready. Others advice I pray to the saints like Mary or st Therese.. and some say it must have been a spirtual attack for me. I wanted to correct her abt the wordings she used abt my testimony. That God isn't angry at us sinners, he is angry at sin and he grieves that we don't offer our prayers anymore. As I reflect about everything that happened. I realized I let my fears get to me and felt like I've disappointed the Lord innmy calling, For nights I've wept abt it in prayer and doubted my call. I opened up to a bretheren abt this, she told me to just pray for my friend and that to forgive her actions of doubt because some won't understand since they don't have the Holy Spirit and if I really needed therapy. I should pray about it too. My sister said, since I've shared twice then it's enough.
I wanted to give my friend a response, to let her know what I learnt from the past few days that yeah.. how she had some points on certain things. That I should stick to my bible and prayer, not the social media. Which I've done so and learned abt what Jesus said about worrying and wanted to share it with her. To let her know I'm putting to actions what I've learnt from her. At the same time I wanted to address and correct her abt her assumptions again, her pointing judgement and tell her how I felt abt it all. That even after I told her the truth, she didn't clear them out. As well as apologize abt crossings her boundaries since,,, I can't blame her or judge the teachings of catholics churches or their faith the way she judged mine because they don't know, and the bible says in Jude 1:22 to be merciful to those that doubt. But I'd like to give her my realization why this situation happened and happen for a reason. That I don't believe she's fully agnostic since she shared her beliefs. I've prepared a documented bullet response but haven't sent it. But yeah.. Do I still have to correct her assumptions and tell her not to judge or just leave that out?
Weeks passed and we haven't talked abt it. We still often used to have religious discussions, usually memes and her opinions abt cult churches and other religious topics. But after that encounter of my calling, I'd give a neutral opinion to some but for the rest, I don't give a reaction or response anymore because I don't wanna judge or give some opinion abt other churches or a life of bretheren she knows abt though rumors her family shares. In some days I felt the need to share with her abt the goodness of God abt how he's healing my relationship with my family, because she once expressed how she often pray as a child for her own family to changed. I could have taken that cue but I delayed sharing it and overthink that she'll find fault in it or something.
Then recently, I've sent her a vid abt the bible prophecy of end times were unfolding and reminded her the calling I received the month before. My intention was to let her know everything I said is true. I've expressed to her that I don't what to feel at first and then my worries after abt my friends or family. She has expressed to me that she didn't really want to have this discussion because of our faith differences and that it was giving her anxiety, then mentioned that I was more at peace in the past before going to church. It took awhile for me to respond and clarified my intentions and cleared her assumptions abt the new pastors at the church I attend, they aren't fear-mongering in their sermons, sharing her later the goodness of God as I was reminded abt her boundaries and apologized.
She decided to be honest with me and posted on reddit abt what I told her that day and the month before, abt what Jesus told me and the Holy Spirit told me and her assumptions abt the church and the new appointed pastors. It surprised me she'd let it all out because I trusted her with anything...and she'd usually ask my permission of sharing something before publishing since I can't post on reddit to seek strangers advice to help me out with family problems and in this case she haven't asked. I tried to understand it, that maybe she did it out of her anxiousness. I haven't responded to this friend of mine. I didn't want to respond to her angry about the wordings she used abt my testimony, judgment and assumptions towards my bretherens at church that she doesn't know abt, or appear too emotional and that be told I need professional help.
I've read every comment and it hurted me deeply. Some assumed the church I go to is a cult since it's a Pentecostal one, another says that she shouldn ignore me and that she knows better cause she's catholic. I know they aren't that into or knowledgeable regarding end times and the revelations teaching on their end. But I wanted to clarify that and I don't claim I know the day or hour like they said. I just know it is near that they have to be ready. Others advice I pray to the saints like Mary or st Therese.. and some say it must have been a spirtual attack for me. I wanted to correct her abt the wordings she used abt my testimony. That God isn't angry at us sinners, he is angry at sin and he grieves that we don't offer our prayers anymore. As I reflect about everything that happened. I realized I let my fears get to me and felt like I've disappointed the Lord innmy calling, For nights I've wept abt it in prayer and doubted my call. I opened up to a bretheren abt this, she told me to just pray for my friend and that to forgive her actions of doubt because some won't understand since they don't have the Holy Spirit and if I really needed therapy. I should pray about it too. My sister said, since I've shared twice then it's enough.
I wanted to give my friend a response, to let her know what I learnt from the past few days that yeah.. how she had some points on certain things. That I should stick to my bible and prayer, not the social media. Which I've done so and learned abt what Jesus said about worrying and wanted to share it with her. To let her know I'm putting to actions what I've learnt from her. At the same time I wanted to address and correct her abt her assumptions again, her pointing judgement and tell her how I felt abt it all. That even after I told her the truth, she didn't clear them out. As well as apologize abt crossings her boundaries since,,, I can't blame her or judge the teachings of catholics churches or their faith the way she judged mine because they don't know, and the bible says in Jude 1:22 to be merciful to those that doubt. But I'd like to give her my realization why this situation happened and happen for a reason. That I don't believe she's fully agnostic since she shared her beliefs. I've prepared a documented bullet response but haven't sent it. But yeah.. Do I still have to correct her assumptions and tell her not to judge or just leave that out?
