Please Pray for Witnessing And For Me

Things I post here I pray about too, but for some reason I don't feel that my prayers are enough to get results. Of course I realize that God does what fits his Will.

Things happen online that probably won't happen in real life.  Things happen in real life that probably won't happen online.  Relationships get formed online that would not get formed in real life.  Relationships get formed in real life that would never happen online.  The internet adds a dimension to life that I think is unnatural, I'm not calling it wrong, just unnatural. I believe God made us social creatures that was meant to talk and interact face to face. The Telephone is a good device but even it is somewhat unnatural. I think any communication device that doesn't allow you to fully experience the person you are interacting with is not as good. In my last prayer request I talked about some of the things that happened to me in real life. It is because of those events piled on top of each other, that I found myself on the internet. Was it God's will that I'm here? Or is it just because this world is so sinful and messed up that as long as we live in it we have to deal with the junk it throws at us? Sometimes when I hear someone is dating or got married to an unbeliever I feel like saying “What on earth were you thinking?” But these days I feel that is such a shallow interpretation. I think the reality is no matter how big the internet is (World Wide) you still only get a small pool of people in your life to choose from. For an example: Just because you join a dating site doesn't mean that the right person is on that site. They could be on a different site or maybe they don't use the internet at all. The ground work I'm laying down for you is: We are not the God of ourselves. Therefor we are limited in our choices. I think in everything in life we are given the choice (and sometimes the hard choice) of going in the right or wrong direction. I love AllAboutGod, and I plan to stay here, however here doesn't always meet my needs. In fact most sites don't meet all my needs, that is why I'm on so many! From an online social standpoint I have had to drift from one site to another. Not always for the same reason, but usually because the social element of a site gradually dies out. Two years I left a site abbreviated SAS. I originally found that site because I was tired of loosing online friends. I got curious if anyone else had that trouble. I googled “how to keep online friends” One of those searches lead me there. I was shocked to find out that others there were experiencing some of the same issues I was. Up until that point, I thought I was alone! Some people comment me and they say things like “I met so and so in real life” or “I met people online and we've been friends for years” “I know so and so who married someone they met online” But I don't think the question is “can it happen? But rather can it happen to you?” If one looks at the odds, I think the odds for me are slim. In 11 years of online chatting and searching, I have only met 3 or 4 people that live somewhat close to me. When I say somewhat close, I mean a nearby city. None of these people were any good for me. They were either unbelievers or fooling themselves. (what I mean by Fooling means the fruit isn't good, and therefor are probably not a Christian) I never met anyone close by on a Christian social site. Relationships I had with these people never got past a phone call or two. I believe God can beat the odds, but I am pretty sure I can't beat them.

On the weekends, I find myself home with no place to go, and no friends. It is then I'm craving the chats the most. There has been several weeks to where there is hardly anyone on to talk too. I'm not just talking one website, I'm talking about 4 or 5 websites. I finally (after 2 years) I broke down and re joining SAS. In my opinion SAS is a very sad place. All it's really got going for it is it is active and my odds of finding people to talk to are a little better then the other sites I am using. It is a place in desperate need of our Lord Jesus Christ. The vast majority of the members are atheists who suffer from some sort of Social fear. I never considered myself to be scared of people to the extreme some of these are. Being around people in real life can make very nervous, but most of the time I'm just shy because I'm very slow to come up with things to say.

Since I don't have much choice in the matter, I ask that you pray that I'll be a good witness for Jesus, as I talk with some of these people.

I spent a year on SAS website and a few people, like 3 or 4 remembers me. One girl in particular seemed to take notice, and we have been having some good chats. However, like other relationships from my online past, distance keeps it from going anywhere. Also she doesn't claim to be a Christian. With two marks against us the relationship is destined to fall apart. In fact it may have already fallen apart. Please pray that God will send more Christians to witness to some of these people.