Hi, This normally happens to a Girl/boy who gets converted to Christianity (by listening to some sermon or converted by someone or some incident in life). She isolates herself from her former friends or tries to convert them also. She goes to some church(mostly to the converter's church). She starts reading Bible. Naturally gets a lot of doubts and seeks clarifications.
(Inspite of being christians -We all know that "once somebody is converted to Christianity, he is a new person"- we still have the "Hindu cast system" in our minds; we deal with the converted people based on their original cast and community, skin colour, financial position, education, position in society etc.) She may not find suitable/convincing answers or support from her church. Then others(some "modern" former friends/family members) notice the change in her and tries to convince her back. Now one of following two situations may happen. 1) she goes to Pentecost kind of belief where there is lot of peer support. Or 2) She does not go to church or goes back to her old ways. The second kind gets pangs of guilt feeling every now and then and tries to mend their ways but will end up in the same trap as there is no change in the circumstances/society. The first type may also either persist in the belief, or gets weared out owing to pressure from family and/or society. This "Girl" in the mail is looking at the society with a magnifying glass. Whatever she sees in the society is magnified. The only answer to this vicious situation is a change in our attitude. We should be able to reach out to such people (these people are more vulnerable than people who are born in Christian families), help them in their need. We need to support and help them to grow in Christ. Sure, We need to pray for such people. But the need of the hour is a change in our attitude towards them. Your friend in Christ Thomas -----Original Message----- From: Jason :) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [JOYnet] The Unusual Prayer Request Dear JYs today i got this rather unusual but very touching Prayer Request from EP from a person called : Girl. Her email id is : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From her email I could understand what she is going through. So please do pray for her and all the people who go through similar phases. there are many youth who after coming into the renewal reach that phase known as "Ok we are in the renewal. now what?" Many are confused and many leave. So do pray that they understand that God is still continuously working in their lives. That they have patience and they can recognise his will for them. urs in faith Jason Mumbai, India ================================ Prayer Request: This is the pattern my life has been taking the last several years. Girl has tragedy, girl cries out to God for help, God steps in and makes things better. Girl asks God to stay and help keep her life on track. Girl is seeking much and learning along the way. Girl prays and repents often. Girl tries to go to church but finds much negative, one church bashing the other and the girls own limited knowledge about where God wants her to go. Girl gets confused and doesn't go to any church. Then the down side starts to happen. Girl gets lonely, girl wants some kind of life. Girl goes out with friends to a bar, girl gets lots of attention. Girl gets drunk and then gets sick. Girl did not go home with any boy nor did she take any boy home with her. Girl had several offers but deep inside knew that getting drunk was bad enough and was not going to go any further into the pit. Girl felt bad and knew she shouldn't be here doing this, but the alternative was girl sitting home alone .... again and again. Girl wakes up with headache and regret. Girl asks God for forgiveness but girl is disgusted with self and isn't sure God is listening anymore. Girl just wants to find mate, go to church, have some sort of a life before death comes. ======================================================== Smooth seas don't make skillful sailors **************************Disclaimer************************************************** Information contained in this E-MAIL being proprietary to Wipro Limited is 'privileged' and 'confidential' and intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed. You are notified that any use, copying or dissemination of the information contained in the E-MAIL in any manner whatsoever is strictly prohibited. **************************************************************************************** =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
