Thank goodness! I was worried if I had offended you or not.
If your friends truly look down upon you for something that you did to honor God then take that as a compliment or not at all. Make sure you pray for these guys sounds like they really need it.
As for the whole girlfriend thing... make sure you don't let it stress you out. I was extremely lucky to find my girlfriend. I wasn't even looking or thinking about a relationship and God put this wonderful creature in my path( it was cool I went bowling with a friend and his church and she went with her friend who was a member of my friends church.. if that makes sense anyways...). Another thing is you don't NEED a girlfriend to help you to stop your temptation. You need to get into the Word. Read your bible as much as possible!
A scripture that helps me out is
2 Timothy 2:22. It's easy to remember too! Just think, Two Twenty-two.
I interpret the word
lusts in this verse as temptations. Not just lusting for a woman but all temptation. Another thing I do... this may seem funny but.. when I feel tempted I literally tell Satan to leave me alone. That God has a future for me and hes not invited to the party when I get to heaven so there's no point associating with him now. It makes me feel a lot better...
I'll most certainly keep you and your friends in my prayers. If you ever feel like you wanna just talk to someone close to your own age just PM me. We can help each other out.
My name is Beau. It's good to meet you Mark!
