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Just venting

So today I was going to ask my friend Audrey a question and her other friend kind of jokingly was like "run away". and they ran away. This has happened before. Not with the same people but I rember when I was little it would happen and even some boys have done it...

I'm so tired of being the butt of the joke or always wrong. If something comes out of my mouth it's automatically wrong. I just asked someone "hey do you want to hang out" and they said "eh...maybe..." it turned out to be a no.

I don't understand why I don't have friends and I wish I did. Even when I was little I remember a girl saying that I was a pessimest then another girl saying "yeah lexi, you're a pest" i was both amused and hurt cuz pessimest doesn't mean pest.

I was always left out of stuff, still am. I don't wanna be friendless forever. :sad
 
Wanna bet? Other than you guys, and Mrs. Ruth and Cathy and Sarah I don't have any friends my own age
And none of them go to my school

Actually nvm mrs. Ruth goes to my school but she is a teacher
 
To be honest I do not have the answer myself. But just to contribute something i will put in a "battlelines" on loneliness from my revolution bible in just in case it may help.

Profile: J.C.

Where Is Everybody? [Loneliness]

Q: How about that game Friday night?
Could you believe our defense?
A: I didn't go.

Q: You didn't go? Are you nuts?
it was the state play-off! Why did you stay home?
A: Because I don't like sitting by myself.

Q: Why would you have to sit by yourself?
The whole school was there.
A: Yeah, but none of them are my friends.

Q: Get out of town! You have tons of
friends!
A: No. I have lots of people around me. Most of
them don't have a clue about who I am. Like,
how many know what J.C stands for?

Q: Well how would anybody know? That's
what you go by. OK, OK, let me guess.
Jesus Christ? Julius Caesar?
A: Come on, man, I'm being serious.

Q: What about hunter? I see you with him
a lot.
A: Hunter and I hang out because we have the
same class schedule. Big deal. He has plenty of
friends. and I'm not one of them. Just because
you see us together at school doesn't mean
we're friends.

Q: What do you mean by "friend"? What
are you looking for?
A: Someone who knows me. Someone I can talk
to. Someone who listens to me. Someone who
comes into a room full of people and looks for
me in the crowd. Someone who thinks to actually
call me once in a while-or drop by my house.

Q: Wow. I never knew. I'm sorry, man.
A: Yeah, well, you and me both. I've tried
everything-you know, 'To have a friend, you
have to be a friend." I call people. I make the
effort. But nothing works. People have their
own little groups. Just like when we were kids:
"Tick tock, the game is locked; no one else can
play." That's me-on the outside looking in.


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>> Friends Are Friends Forever

Ouch. What can you say? J.C's situation stinks. We can talk all day long about Jesus being our friend (see John 15:13-17)-it's a great truth-but still, life can get lonely. Can you relate?

So where's God in our loneliness? Does he even notice when we feel all along? Does he care if we have meaningful friendships? Absolutely! Remember, it was God who saw Adam all by himself, said, "That's not good!" and then made Eve to be hid companion (see Genesis 2:18)

What's more, the Bible tells us, "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pith the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm along? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of these strands is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiates 4:9-12)

Everybody needs friends. God knows that. He made us for relationships. So don't give up; keep sticking your neck out there. You won't become best buds with everyone, and you can't build solid friendships overnight. But you will eventually find a guy or two you really hit it off with. It's like everything else: The more faithfully and regularly you invest, the greature the eventual payoff will be.

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Phew, I typed it word for word from my Revolution bible. The bible is for guys but hopefully it still works here if it even helps at all.. Thought i would just add my :twocents
 
I had a really hard time through the entire time I was in school, I was teased all the way through the time I graduated, bullied too. By the time I got to high school, it didn't hurt anymore, it just became more annoying and I felt sorry for the same people still teasing me, I asked myself, are they ever going to grow up? I am almost 32 now and I haven't forgotten those people, I've forgiven, but those memories make me think twice about adding them to my Facebook friend list. One time in 6th grade I remember just like it was yesterday, I mentioned to a friend "I have Weiss" Weiss being the name of my GYM TEACHER. A bully over heard it, and by the end of the day the WHOLE school thought I had LICE! I don't think I ever lived that down.

I didn't really start making friends until I was 12-14, around 8th grade and even then I only had a close group of maybe 5 or 6 friend. Some of the friends I made back then are STILL my friends today and I was able to see them grow up into adult hood and start families. My friend Sara, who became my friend 20 years ago, just had her second child a week ago.

I feel you pain, I do. I seem to be reliving it now. I keep in contact with my friends but live miles apart. Where I live now, I hardly know anyone, so I don't get out much and find myself lonely often. I feel left out too, but I just keep on praying and talking to God, sometimes my only companion.
 
I'm personally of the opinion that "no friends" is better than fake friends, but that's not much consolation when you're in high school (which it sounds like you are).

Life is full of people who choose nastiness as a shield to protect themselves from appearing vulnerable. If you want good, caring friends, you'll find them where good, caring people hang out. Church might be an option (then again no guarantees...) but why not join a volunteer or service group at your school or in your community? They tend to be filled with people who have a higher than average sense of compassion for others.

I'm sure you have TONS of things about you that make you unique and fun to be around. You just need to find others who share those interests. Plus, it gets better... stay in school, work hard at whatever you do, and live your life. Shallow people tend to fall by the wayside; the further you get in life, the stronger you'll become. Once you hit college/university, it's a blast and everyone is totally chill!
 
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