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I go to a public school, and in a public school there are not many people who are Christians. I maintain relationships with my non-Christian friends by being a good witness and explaining to them that I can do things with them, as long as it is not on a Friday night, or during the day on Sabbath.
With my non-Christian friends I play sports, go ice-skating, work on class projects, and do pretty much everything with them. Sometimes it is hard to maintain my relationship with my non-Christian friends because when they want me to do something with them on the Sabbath, I cannot. Sometimes they want me to go to the movies with them after school on Friday, but I have to say “no.” Sometimes that makes me miss things my friends talk about and do. Sometimes my friends want me to go to basketball games or softball games on Friday night, but I have to say, “I cannot go.”
Occasionally I have a friend who asks me why I do not do stuff with her on Friday night or during the day on Saturday. At times, I have another friend who thinks I don’t like her because whenever she invites me to do something with her on Friday night I say, “I can’t.” Whenever I say that I cannot go to something because it’s on the Sabbath, I am setting an example of how to live a Christ-centered life.I’m showing them that I do things different from them because of  what I believe.
I have a good
friend who really does not follow any certain religion. I wanted
her to know more aboutJesus, and why I go to church, so when my
church had Vacation Bible School, I invited her to attend. After
VBS was over, she thanked me for bringing her to VBS, and told
me that she was happy to know why I go to church. My main reason
for maintaining non-Christian friends is to be a good Christian
witness. I think that my friends see that I do things differently
from them, and over time they will want to learn more about what
I believe.
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written by Amanda, 14, living in Maryland. |
