How to handle gay sister who has animosity
Q: Please encourage me. I was estranged for my sister for 2 1/2 years due to her ongoing battle with lgbt sexual sin (and outspoken hatred for all things holy).
Things have been “good” for the past eight months but today I got negative reply after I sent my family a news article and Dr. James Dobbs passing, in family chat. She has a pattern of asking/demanding people to cater to her feelings. She is the only person in my family that rejects the Faith. How do I respond to this without compromising my beliefs?
*Adding that her issue with Dobson is his pro God designed relationships which puts her gay beliefs at odds with God.
A: Sadly this is happening all across the West, today. It became popular to be a part of the sex cult and hold a false identity since 2013/2015 (as liberalism normalized it), instead of the one God designed us to have & live out (since Eden).
Things have been “good” for the past eight months but today I got negative reply after I sent my family a news article and Dr. James Dobbs passing, in family chat. She has a pattern of asking/demanding people to cater to her feelings. She is the only person in my family that rejects the Faith. How do I respond to this without compromising my beliefs?
*Adding that her issue with Dobson is his pro God designed relationships which puts her gay beliefs at odds with God.
A: Sadly this is happening all across the West, today. It became popular to be a part of the sex cult and hold a false identity since 2013/2015 (as liberalism normalized it), instead of the one God designed us to have & live out (since Eden).
Her issue is with God and those who hold to truth, as shes in sin and loves her sin; it's all she knows (know-knows). She as an unsaved person is at enmity with God, and therefore against His people too.
It is good she hasn't cut yall off, and even replied.
You could reply back, "Thanks for the note. 🫂I include you in family chat 😊 cuz were family and I love you. I will keep showing you love (which flows from God through me to you), too, because I care & you matter. But just like James who passed away, we all will face death and God. My hope is that you will see God's grace and love through Christ, His desire for you to be right with Him, know and love Him too. Death causes us to think about real things, eternal things, and the urgency of salvation, (since tomorrow is never guaranteed). Maybe you never really understood God's love or the Gospel, but I hope that, if only for today, you think about and consider it seriously. This short clip NeedGod.com is worth your time. Love you sis!"
If she comes back with love-love stuff, & questions in why God doesnt love us how we are or any other skewed view of sin/distorted love that fallen people believe or prefer, you can tell her "That's a good question." And explain that "since the Fall in Eden, man has a distorted view of God's love and the intimate relationships humans have with each other. God desires for us to understand the truth in these matters, and understand who He is. Here's something to help on that. It is pretty interesting...
1. Who God is (see summary)
http://longertweets.blogspot.com/2024/03/attributes-of-god.html
2. The God Who Loves
*Book/audio book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007FZOXX8/
* Spotify audio book:
That leaves things open, she sees you're being kind, she hears you love her, & still consider her family, but also can bless her by getting her a gift (coffee/book).
Hope this helps give ideas on how you can use the thing you shared in connection with pointing her to God, who we are, who were created to be, since its broken, Christ thru the Gospel can restore, and the urgency of her embracing it. Truth is, folk wont and cant embrace it unless God is softening their heart and leading them to Himself (to obey the Gospel). As you let God work through you, at opportunities, minister to her as best you can,with a patient, loving kindness attitude, presenting true godly love, and giving grace and forgiveness towards her. She doesnt know what shes doing since shes trapped in her sin nature and blinded by Satan.
Keep loving her, but dont condone the lgbt+ sin she commits not affirm/embrace/accept nor have participation in it (in whatever future stuff she moves towards thats counterfiet to and outside God's design). In this way you stand for truth, and remain firm in the Faith. This can eventually lead to her respecting you, and talking with you about things shes wondering about, or how to begin following the right path and way of life that is in keeping with God's order of all things.
Related
It is good she hasn't cut yall off, and even replied.
You could reply back, "Thanks for the note. 🫂I include you in family chat 😊 cuz were family and I love you. I will keep showing you love (which flows from God through me to you), too, because I care & you matter. But just like James who passed away, we all will face death and God. My hope is that you will see God's grace and love through Christ, His desire for you to be right with Him, know and love Him too. Death causes us to think about real things, eternal things, and the urgency of salvation, (since tomorrow is never guaranteed). Maybe you never really understood God's love or the Gospel, but I hope that, if only for today, you think about and consider it seriously. This short clip NeedGod.com is worth your time. Love you sis!"
If she comes back with love-love stuff, & questions in why God doesnt love us how we are or any other skewed view of sin/distorted love that fallen people believe or prefer, you can tell her "That's a good question." And explain that "since the Fall in Eden, man has a distorted view of God's love and the intimate relationships humans have with each other. God desires for us to understand the truth in these matters, and understand who He is. Here's something to help on that. It is pretty interesting...
1. Who God is (see summary)
http://longertweets.blogspot.com/2024/03/attributes-of-god.html
2. The God Who Loves
*Book/audio book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007FZOXX8/
* Spotify audio book:
https://open.spotify.com/show/70FN9lW6SoGXdlfvLhsLmq?si=pI_07MxSRmKDzPg4WeKGfQ (free if paid user).
Let me know if you have questions after, happy to discuss/chat anytime. We could even meet up for coffee, my treat!"
Let me know if you have questions after, happy to discuss/chat anytime. We could even meet up for coffee, my treat!"
That leaves things open, she sees you're being kind, she hears you love her, & still consider her family, but also can bless her by getting her a gift (coffee/book).
Hope this helps give ideas on how you can use the thing you shared in connection with pointing her to God, who we are, who were created to be, since its broken, Christ thru the Gospel can restore, and the urgency of her embracing it. Truth is, folk wont and cant embrace it unless God is softening their heart and leading them to Himself (to obey the Gospel). As you let God work through you, at opportunities, minister to her as best you can,with a patient, loving kindness attitude, presenting true godly love, and giving grace and forgiveness towards her. She doesnt know what shes doing since shes trapped in her sin nature and blinded by Satan.
Keep loving her, but dont condone the lgbt+ sin she commits not affirm/embrace/accept nor have participation in it (in whatever future stuff she moves towards thats counterfiet to and outside God's design). In this way you stand for truth, and remain firm in the Faith. This can eventually lead to her respecting you, and talking with you about things shes wondering about, or how to begin following the right path and way of life that is in keeping with God's order of all things.
Keep on ministering as long as or whenever shes in your life, when you can, when opp appears. But, don't pester her. She is accountable to God, but youre just the messenger (who happens to be family). It adds a closer bond and kind of love. And leaves the doors open.
If she ever renounced the family& cuts yall off... tell her We love you, are sad you've made that decision, but when she comes to her senses well be here with open arms to welcome you back & restore her to the family & fellowship. *That's way she wont feel alone nor think yall wont have her back one day when she experiences it.
No guarantee she will get saved soon, while youre alive, or at all, but keep showing her love, by your words and actions. She will see Christ shining through you. It is all you can do.
Prayers.
God bless
Prayers.
God bless
Related
Footnote:
The audio of the noted book is good. The guy has a nice voice & tone. Not a bad idea to go through the book yourself too. [To understand their false love and wrong understanding of God's love "attribute"].
Comments
Post a Comment