how can i help my friend find god?

Question

My friend that i work with i care for and we get along pretty well, but he constantly makes jokes like calling god my imaginary friend and such of that nature. I tried to answer his questions, but they were asked in such a way that even if i knew all of the answers he probably wouldn't care because he is soo "sure " he is right. But he also said somthing that triggered somthing inside of me to try to help him. he said he liked the concept of "god" and he wished he was real and he knows that that is just "wishful thinking". that comment made me feel like he wants to know god, but at the same time has alot of doubt. acually he thinks it is all bullsh**. he dosnt want to talk about it either, and i dont want to push it opn him or he will resent it . he wants proof. but i know it's not about proof, but about faith and beleif. for now all i can do is show him jesus through the power of example, and pray. does anyone know of any other things i can do, again without being pushy/?

Answer 1

I went through the answers that others have given here. Most of them are in the negative. Its sad to note that many are sailing in the same boat as your friend. However some, like Hank, are sure of their footing. Yes, your friend in not receptive now as he thinks that it is 'wishful thinking'. You show JESUS through your life and talk. He should see the difference of a Christian life in you in comparison to others. Quote the Bible offhand, in suitable circumstances. And point to the beauty of nature and the magnificence of His Creation. There has to be a Superior Power behind all this stuff. You cannot stuff it down his throat now. He should be willing to try it at least. Pray sincerely for him. In God's time, your friend will come through. Be patient and loving towards him. God loves him as much and even more than you do. He knows the best time to attract him. You be yourself and depend on God for answers.

Answer 2

Its not something new, People start thinking there is no God, there could be many reasons, first reason is the atmosphere they grew up, second, they had been too disapointed with life ,etc.

Don't feel bad or confuse yourself if you cannot answer your friend's question , its only because now days we people are not really aware of our religions.

If you can't help your friend, get your friend a help (that will also help you for next time if someone ask same question)

okays, now you must know someone in your family or friends who is religious and study the religion and has spirtuality, If Not, you should contact church/mosque whatever religion you belong to, contact the main person, don't let your friend know about it, and then , you three people happen to meet somewhere, (you , your friend and a religious,spirtual person) and i am sure your friend will get answers, and he should believe in God, if you do this for your friend, its not just good for your friend, you will get reward for this from God for showing someone right path.

I wish i could give your friend all the answers, but i am from asia.

I hope you find the right person soon who can provide answers, and i am sure there are people out there who can give all the answers, it doesn't matter the answerer is christian or Muslim, because,Both, Bible and Quran are Books of God.

Answer 3

God is not a person, it's more of faith and firm belief.
You believe in God but why should anyone be forced to believe in Him.
Matters of faith come from the heart not from the brain. Scientists may not beleive in the concept of God, they will search keep searching the whole universe and beyond, spending trillions of dollars, yet the end will never be reached, because even if there is dark empty space, the question still remains, who created it and why and how?
How can a cell think? How can a sperm and and an ovum know what genetic code to carry to and how to act together? How does every single cell develop into a specific creature? Why does a onion plant not produce potato? and so on . . .
You see it's endless!
God will give your friend a chance sometime in his life to actually feel him, need him, and find him by his side! A time when his logical reasoning will fail and only faith will prevail!
Keep calm, wait for the right time; GOD knows what he is doing.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Don't let these nay sayers get you down. You are on the right track of showing by example and praying fervently for him. Pray that God will give you openings in conversation to bring Him up and the knowledge to know when enough is pushing your friend away instead of pulling him nearer. Also one thing to think on is to not completely stop saying anything about God to him because if you stop all together then your friend may think you've either given up on him or God.

If you ask me his constant jabs are either a way to "get your goat" or because he really wants to know more but doesn't know how to find out.

Another idea is to give him a permanent invation to go with you to church or bible study or both. Then gently remind him that the invitation still stands. Make sure, if he ever takes you up on it, that you drop everything to be there that specific time no matter what is going on in your life.

Answer 6

If you genuinely like your friend then you should be doing the opposite. You should help your friend stay well clear of religion altogether. All religious preachers just pump their one theory (God exists) down our throats.

When the science community makes a discovery or modifies a theory they publish a paper for all to view, speculate on, and debate. Invariably such discoveries open up our simplistic minds and expand our horizons. Examples would be the works of Einstein and Hawking, to name a very small sample.

So why do preachers have to continually pump their one theory (God exists) down our throats. Why do they stand on street corners and hand out leaflets, yell at passers by, gather huge crowds and push unsuspecting victims over in the belief they will be cured of whatever mental or physical ailment invades them, if they just believe in the theory of God.

Why can’t the believers of religious theory just behave in a decent manner, in much the same way as the scientific community does. The answer to all of these questions is simple. They know their theory of God is wrong, and saturation mental and verbal bombardment is the only way they can convince people, and they do it directly or indirectly for money.

I don’t think there is much doubt today that all religions are just mystical cults with their clever magic tricks conjured up to awe inspire their believers and followers. Take the Christian mythological cult for example. God is supposed to have created the universe, incarnated (magic trick) himself as Jesus and written the Bible.

But today God is totally silent. The only thing we hear about God comes from people speaking on his behalf, namely cult leaders and followers, most of whom are lunatics and war mongers. If God genuinely existed, he would silence these people because they are an absolute embarrassment. Just check out some religious idiots who post on YA.

When you listen to these idiots trying to justify God’s love and existence, it takes very little commonsense to realise how imaginary God is. If God were real, he would speak for himself. The fact that God does not speak, and that he allows any lunatic who comes along to speak in his name, proves that God is imaginary.

Do your friend a favour and perhaps listen to what they're saying, you might learn something more intellectual than this God nonsense.

Answer 7

I would not press the issue. He is not receptive at this point.

Go on with your faith, and stay open to him if he changes his mind or asks questions, but don't expect those things to happen.

I think the proof of God is all around us, but many people take that as proof there is no God and it all happened by accident.

Your friend takes a philosophical approach to things. He could at some point be open to God, but that is something he will have to come to and the best thing you can do for him is to stay friends and to remain open to future open doors.

Answer 8

You are on the right track. Let him see God's work in you. There is a book by Lee Strobel(spelling?) called "the case for a creator". You might consider reading it. It could help you answer your friends questions. Lee was an atheist once. He only became a believer after trying to prove Christians were wrong.
Keep praying.

Answer 9

when he teases you about your imaginary friend, it's a call for help. He wishes he had what you had. Unfortuanately, you can't really help people find God. They must do that themselves. You could point him in the right direction, the bible. How about this, next time this comes up, tell him that if he ever wants you to, you'd like to sit down with him and read some of your favorite passages from the bible to him. When he's ready, he'll come to you. When he's ready to believe, he'll believe. Just keep doing what you're doing. Let your light shine like a beacon to his weary soul.

Answer 10

Analogy is the best way to make your friend believe god! let me tell u a story! Once there was a rich businessman owning several businesses & running several factories. His operations were widespread in to many countries & in each country, he had many branches. There were more than 10,000 direct employees, and several thousands of indirect recruitees. In one country, in a village there was a sweeper who cleans just the backyard of one of the guest-homes attached to the factory of the richman. He was an out-source of one of the indirect recruitees of the richman. When the sweeper was appaling at the magnificience of the backyard he cleans, one of his friends quipped, "imagine the might of the man who owns all this" The sweeper couldn't believe! Because it was beyond his imagination. he denied saying that" i don't think there is someone much much above us in hirearchy & monitoring all this! You must be crazy! these are just there & couldn't have been created by any one person's might" Well! that was the knowledge & imagination of the poor sweeper, who has never tried to know why he does, what he does, & to whom he is actually working! We human beings are much much smaller than the sweeper in the above story when compared to the creator of this universe, who also sustains it . The resolution of our eyes & perception of our brains have limitations which make us unbelieve the truth!