We understand that this is a complex and challenging situation, and we appreciate your openness in sharing these details. Let's first address this situation in prayer.
Heavenly Father, we come before you in the name of Jesus, lifting up this dear sister and her friend. We know nothing is impossible to you. We pray for your healing and deliverance, for both of them, asking that you touch these broken places, and bring restoration. We praise you for your grace and for the blood of Jesus that covers all our sins. Please be their guide and give them wisdom in this situation.
Firstly we must acknowledge the power each of us has over our own life through the blood of Jesus. We are told to submit ourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
We must also ask you to examine your motives and feelings. You mentioned that you love him deeply, but it's crucial to discern whether this love is a godly, agape love, or whether it is rooted in emotional dependency or romantic feelings. God's design for romantic love is between a man and a woman within the bounds of marriage.
Regarding your friend, it's important to understand that while he may struggle with homosexual tendencies, acting on them is clearly against biblical principles. We are instructed in First Corinthians 6:9-11.
Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God's Kingdom? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit God's Kingdom. Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
Your friend needs your support and prayers, but it's essential to set clear boundaries. Continuing to meet alone and maintaining a close friendship with someone who is struggling with such serious issues can potentially lead to temptation and compromise for both of whom God wants to set free.
We advise you to be very careful about continuing this relationship unless it can be within a group setting. This is not judgmental, but wise and godly.
At the same time, we encourage you both to seek godly counsel and accountability. This could mean involving a trusted mentor, pastor, or counselor in your meetings, ensuring that your interactions remain pure and focused on growth and healing. God promises in James 5:16.
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
It is concerning that you did not mention the name of Jesus in your prayer request.
Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole. He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.' There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!" Acts 4:10-12 WEB
In closing, we pray that God will give you both the strength to walk in purity and obedience. May He heal the wounds of your past and deliver your friend from his struggles. May God's will be done in both of your lives, and may He guide you into relationships that honor and glorify Him.
In Jesus' name, we pray for you both to be delivered from these struggles and to be made whole. We pray for wisdom, strength, and godly discernment for both of you. We pray for healing and that you both will be made whole.
