Party Killer

In my extended family is a woman by the name of - "Bobbette".
Bobbette is the same age as my youngest daughter and they have been best friends for about a decade now.  Are both very similar - bear no attractiveness to any guy, being terribly introverted does not help either.

So, Saturday was my grandson's birthday party.  He and all of the other kids there were having a blast - so much energy!

About two hours after the party started, Bobbette arrived.  And what better way to start off your arrival at a party than to walk in and announce you are gay .....

Her parents were there and now traumatized.  Her sisters and brothers were also there and stunned.  And I sat back and thought .... uhm, this is my daughters best friend .... uhm ......

So time to pick up the Book of Roman and reread chapter 1, I remembered the reference, just not the content ...

Romans 1:18-32

No I am not going to walk you through those verses, Paul wrote something completely understandable - without explanation.

Paul is more than just a mite harsh with what he is writing to the Church of Rome.  He tells them that God will judge the conclusion of man's unrighteousness.

In fact, that is the entire point of Romans 1:
God will judge
Man is unrighteous

And so, I went back and read again.  What can this passage tell me about Bobbette?

Does not honor God
Does not thank God
Heart is darkened
Has idols they can see, rather than God
Homosexuality
Unrightous
Evil
Covetousness
Malice
Envy
Murder
Strife
Deceit
Malice
Gossip
Slander
Insolent
Boastful
Evil
Disobedient
Faithless
Heartless
Ruthless
Deserving of death

All things I could never say concerning my youngest daughter.  Judgemental would be her big negative.  Gossip and slander not far behind.

And it crushes my soul to even think that her spirit may have crossed the line.
And unlike Bobbette, at least she has a father whom does love her.

Like all things in life, I can only pray for God's protection over my daughter's spirit and innocence.  I am not sure how to counsel her at this point.  Certainly, I have had many "gay" friends, but their choices  were not my choices and we could remain friends.  It still makes me laugh to think of how many times I was the straight guy in the crowd.  And, yes, two of them did come to me about idea of salvation.  One I know did choose wisely, the other I suspect did but I was not with him towards his end, to know for sure ...

For Bobbette, yeah, lots of prayer.
For her parents, lots of prayer.
For her siblings, lots of prayer.
For my daughter, lots of prayer and gentleness.
And for me, faith that God will protect her ... and wisdom.