There is one area that hasn't received any attention at all. Whatever happened to Ryan anyway?
When I received news that he and Glow were no longer an item, I felt pretty awkward. I was gloating in a sense because the end that I so hotly predicted was true, but at the same time I was very intentional about not being joyful in another person's misery.
I wrote him an email back in the day to try and address some of his negative sentiment toward me but only received a threat in return. I replied immediately and have yet to receive a response.
This is actually where I get kind of sad. I would have loved to have an intellectual conversation with Ryan about many of his feelings toward God. The moment I started inching toward that direction in any of our interactions, I'd only get transient responses to go on.
Which is not to say that I wouldn't delve into such things were the opportunity available today. I would. Our lives are very much intersected and I'm in it for the long haul.
In truth, I really don't hold anything against him. He was just doing what any person does and that's secure what they want. It certainly came at very costly expense, but all in all he acted the way any other non-christian would.
In contrast, this is precisely why I'm so bitter with how Glorie's family has acted this whole time. With non-christians, there's at least a reasonable out in that they, not being renewed in mind by the holy spirit, simply don't know how to act any better. But verse after verse commands us, as the community of Christ, to live in unity with another:
Ephesians 4:3
1 Corinthians 1:10
Romans 12:15-16
Philippians 2:4
But alas, anyone can spin the bible to support their argument. The simple distinction is this: they knew that their choices would be the destruction of our relationship. And they didn't care.
Whatever.
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i must say fred, for a person that is continuously searching for avenues in deepening their relationship with Christ. the words you've chosen to post are arrogant and come from a place of bitterness, as you stated, and hurt.
in the same book of ephesians, from that very chapter 4, review verse 29 and check yourself against it. in all of my conversations with you we have discussed the pain of what has happened and have agreed on so many points about how wrongly this whole matter developed. but none the less, God did not remove himself from it. i encouraged you to have faith in his greater purpose despite the fact that it did not make sense to your intellectual and logical mind.
fred, what i am wanting you to be cautious of is the opportunity you are giving the devil in your bitterness towards the santos', (ephesians 4:26 & 27). pause for a moment, read that passage again. let it be the mirror to your heart and show you, in its reflection what you have written, where it's coming from and where it could lead. you are on a dangerous path my friend. beware of where it will lead you. let this pain you are experiencing draw you closer to our Saviour King and purify you in the process, not lead to your demise. love you fred.
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