Dear Lou Ann,

You have my prayers over your situation.  Although you did not give details, I was struck by what you wrote.  I said basically the same thing in my letter to I Cor 10:31 about a neighbor of ours....your quote: "someone dear to me who has turned against me for no reason".

If the devil cannot get to us directly, he will use the weakest link in the chain of people we know and love.  He will use THAT person to work evil against us, in order to hurt us.  Any friend who would hurt you for no reason was never a 'friend' to begin with, we only couldn't 'see' it for a time.  Sit at the feet of Lord Jesus and ask Him for the truth in all things and peace.  He *will* give it to you.

Please put any thoughts of ending your life over this, out of your head.  Do not let the devil win.  We cannot change the evil people do, but we can change our reaction to it.  You also need to stick around for your mother who has cancer.  How much worse would she feel if you left her like that? 

We need to get evil out of our homes and lives.  If that means getting this "dear friend" out of your life, so be it.  Friends don't make other friends feel like this.  You and your mother have my prayers, as well as all my fellow Christians experiencing these attacks from the devil.

May God grant you eyes to see, ears to hear, courage and peace.

Your sister in Christ,

Patty RP