i really want friends who believe in God, and im always jealous.. Options

[shesindreamland_...]

You know, I wish all my friends were Christian..and knew and loved God. I mean, right now my friends keep talking crap and hating this one girl who used to be friends with us, and theyre all like, Haha if she suicided i'd probably laugh. And all I can think is..shut UP youre nto supposed to HATE and gossip and act that way.. and i especially feel this way right now becuase ive been reading random people's xangas lately, and apparently this one guy had been in a serious accident and all of his friends, theyre all praying and saying stuff on each others xangas like, "Dont worry..hes in Gods hands.." and "God will hear every cry..just keep praying" and they even go to someones house everyday and just pray for the guy who had an accident. i mean.. to be praying with a group of best friends,getting close to God.. i WANT that feeling, you know? i dont even know why im still friends with some of the people im friends with, but it sjust that i have no one else.. Im Christian but I dont go to church cause my parents aren't, so its not like I get a ride or anything. And if barely any of my friends are Christian, its not like they can pick me up and take me since my parents cant. if i went to church then i would definitely have friends who believe in God and everything..but right now thats not really possible..

So yeah..ever feel this way..or something similar? and what should I do? =x

[yummy_delight]

I can empathize with you. I used to feel the same way. I used to have a best friend who I hung out with everyday and she made me feel like my religion was stupid. I desperately wanted friends who were Christian that I could praise God with. (Overall, she was just a hateful spiteful person. All my other friends aren't like that I'm just using her as the example because she was the one I spent the most time with.)

I think the most important thing you have to do is not judge your present friends by their religion. Just because someone isn't a Christian DOES NOT mean that he or she is a bad person. If you love them and they are good to you, don't stop being friends with them because they don't have the same beliefs as you. It is absolutely possible for you to have a very diverse and loving group of friends.

Do you have a Christian club at your school? I discovered that Youth Alive (the Christian club at my school) was a great place to meet people who have the same passion as I do. I'm sure you could also find people that can invite you to their church, as well.