How do I help keep my friends in high school from cursing and gossiping without trying to force them to change. I’ve tried living by example, but my friends just think that its ok for me not to sin, but they can. They don’t realize the reality of sin.
Hey yeah im in highschool 10th grade too and i have the same issue but i learned you know you just cant change everyone. Sin has been so ingrained in this world. It is good to be a good example that is probably number 2 in what you have to do but first though Pray for them. Prayer will change them. We can do nothing, only through the
Holy Spirit can they be changed. Next thing is to of coarse to live a good lifestyle as an example as you said and third thing is what ive been doing which is pick one of your friends which is the closest to
Christthat you can see or feel to be close to
Christ. Then talk to them about why cursing or whatever is bad. If their Christian show them Verses like “Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you” Proverbs 4:24 and Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” yes also if their not Christian you have to go about it a differant way. But yes find one friend and bring them to
Christ or closer to
Christ then slowly work on them and help them then bring another one at a time its going to take a long time but its worth it.
But look at any sufferings you must endure as a path to Heaven for the only way to Salvation is the way of the Cross.
Jesus says " Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you" - Matthew 5:11-12
If you have any more questions ask and let me know how it goes.
Jeremias 1:6-7 “And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.”
