My God is with Me

The Sermon on the Mount, but particularly Matthew 5:10-12, is my hope and my comfort right now.

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousnesfor theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you"

It's been a rough few days, but God is always with me, and I praise Him that more than any time before when faced with suffering, I am clinging to Him. All things have a purpose for God's bigger plan. Not all things are pleasant, some hurt us quite a bit, but the outcome is all for good.

I am blessed to have one roommate who shares in my convictions and stands with me on this. I am blessed to have a family who loves and supports me and comforts me when I find hard times. I am blessed to have a loving boyfriend who cares for me and does everything humanly possible to make me feel better when I feel hopeless.

We think we have come up with a compromise that will last us until our lease ends. After that, hopefully we can find someone else with similar values.

Continued Prayers Appreciated

Did not go as planned. I feel about as low as I can get, and I don't know where the resolution is going to come from.

Right now, I just want to be far far away, curled in a ball.

Prayers Appreciated

I'm having trouble with one of my roommates. She's been seeing a guy about a month and had a guy sleep over Wednesday night. I am completely not ok with this (which I thought was clear), but when I confronted her about it, she wasn't very receptive. My other roommate and I need to talk to her about it again and be more firm that she can either not have him over, or find other living arrangements.

I HATE conflict, so this is really hard on me. I would appreciate prayers of strength (emotionally and spiritually) for me and my roommate as we confront her and deal with this, and that her heart would be open to changing her behavior to respect our boundaries as roommates.