I have a question for my fellow Methodists.

[Marycita]

:wave:

I think it's awesome that you are realizing some things you need to work on..I'll be praying for you...

I agree with Cristianna - perhaps you should limit time with these friends, or at least be more careful of what you say with them...maybe pray before you know you are going to be with them and ask God to help you be strong and not say things you probably shouldn't and what have you.

Are your friends Christian? If they are, maybe you could stand up and say something next time your conversations go where they shouldn't...if they aren't christian, maybe you could make additional friends who are, and they can help lift you up so that you can be stronger when you are with your other friends..

Definitely pray about it -He will show you the best way to go about handling all this :)

[Marycita]

this site makes no sense anymore :P

[KingofKings316]

Anyone feel free to asnwer though, i jsut didnt know where to post this so i put it here.

I am trying to sin less and less. At home I usually am very good. I mostly just watch tv and am on here so i don't sin too much. But at school, I make fun of people a good bit and while I don't cuss I talk about bad stuff like sex and that stuff.
The only way I see of being able to stop doing this is to stop talking as much and to kinda stop being friends with the peopel I hang out with. So do you think God would be proud of me if I started sinning much less because I jsut kept quiet and kinda stayed away from people?

[cristianna]

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[cristianna]

I think God is always happy and delighted when we pursue better ways. And sinning less is definitely one of them!

How you choose to go about it is really between you and God. Of course you can ask many their opinions and seek ideas from others.

In regards to your friends you currently hang out with, that's tough. Of course you could begin to limit your time with them. But all of you may also benefit from you speaking up asking them to be more considerate of what they say- or something like that.

I'll say a prayer for you. And thanks for stopping by!

[cristianna]

ok,thank you for your answers.


You're most welcome!

Just a thought, you may want to talk to your parents about this also. They might be able to shed more light on it if they know the children you're speaking of.

[Marycita]

:wave:

I think it's awesome that you are realizing some things you need to work on..I'll be praying for you...

I agree with Cristianna - perhaps you should limit time with these friends, or at least be more careful of what you say with them...maybe pray before you know you are going to be with them and ask God to help you be strong and not say things you probably shouldn't and what have you.

Are your friends Christian? If they are, maybe you could stand up and say something next time your conversations go where they shouldn't...if they aren't christian, maybe you could make additional friends who are, and they can help lift you up so that you can be stronger when you are with your other friends..

Definitely pray about it -He will show you the best way to go about handling all this :)

[KingofKings316]

:wave:

I think it's awesome that you are realizing some things you need to work on..I'll be praying for you...

I agree with Cristianna - perhaps you should limit time with these friends, or at least be more careful of what you say with them...maybe pray before you know you are going to be with them and ask God to help you be strong and not say things you probably shouldn't and what have you.

Are your friends Christian? If they are, maybe you could stand up and say something next time your conversations go where they shouldn't...if they aren't christian, maybe you could make additional friends who are, and they can help lift you up so that you can be stronger when you are with your other friends..

Definitely pray about it -He will show you the best way to go about handling all this :)
well my friends go to chruch and have been baptized but I dont think they are Christians. I don't mean to judge but they sin so (cussing a ton and stuff) much that I dont think they would be allowed into Heaven if they died. And if I asked them tow watch what they say they would prolly tell me to "shut the f*** up" or something like that.

[Marycita]

well my friends go to chruch and have been baptized but I dont think they are Christians. I don't mean to judge but they sin so (cussing a ton and stuff) much that I dont think they would be allowed into Heaven if they died. And if I asked them tow watch what they say they would prolly tell me to "shut the f*** up" or something like that.
wow..that's rather awful....I can't believe friends would do such a thing...

I'm not going to tell you that you should stop hanging out with these friends..that's between you and God...but I definitely think you should make additional ones...maybe some that wouldn't be so disrespectful

Also - definitely pray for those friends of yours..especially when they let you down :)



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[cristianna]

...trying again with it posting in order...

I would venture to say if you're being nudged to think about your friends and relations with them, then maybe God is asking you to open your eyes.

If you are definitely influenced by their ways and words, then maybe it is time to think of alternative solutions to how much time to spend with them.

But if you think you are not influenced, with a proven record to show you are not, then I would say just limit your time and do your best to shine while around them.

[KingofKings316]

ok,thank you for your answers.