Hey Girl,
I know how it feels to be mistreated. It's not fun, and I'm sorry you're having to deal with it.
Having been in a situation which I felt was unfair and wrong, feelings with which I am sure you can associate, I just thought I'd share some insight on what
I did wrong and what I don't want you to do wrong.
1) This situation
must be addressed. What's occurring is unhealthy. Confrontation is necessary. In my situation, I avoid the issue for a while, and nothing good can come from that.
2) Handle the confrontation in the right way. In my situation, I butchered step two. While I did mention the issue to the offending party on more than one occasion, I spent a lot more time talking about the person who was mistreating me with my friends than I actually spent talking to the person hurting me. Matthew 18:15-18 (17 and 18, while pertainent, probably wouldn't be necessary yet) talks a lot about what we're supposed to do when a brother "offends us:"
"If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the fault. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. 16 But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
It seems you've already gone to this person on your own and asked him to stop. That means, some else probably needs to help you out. This will probably go over a lot better if the person you bring with you is either your mom or an influential adult in your church. Chances are, bringing an adult into the situation will put you a lot closer to "justice." Atleast if it's been discussed with this person by an adult, you will have someone in charge to go to if it doesn't stop.
I'll be praying for you. I know it's not easy for you to be in this situation, but God can rescue you from it, so don't be scared.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill.
Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
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visit the Invisible Children home page.