Enemies?

I was just wondering if any of you have experienced what I am about to share, but first I want to share that I feel like the Lord had told me months ago, "that my 'enemies' would not rejoice with me in this walk". You can pick them out of a croud!!! Everyone in the room is excited for me and asking all sorts of questions...they rejoice with me on every 'little' victory that I am having...they rejoice as though it was themselves on every pound they see I've lost...they rejoice for the 'new birth' of life that they are seeing in me....they rejoice when they see me do things that I have not been able to do in years....then there are the 'enemies' who want to ignore the whole thing...do not & will not rejoice in anything you share...act bored by the whole thing yet you can see their jaw stiffen up in anger or is it jealousy? envy? hatred?.....and the condemnation that they try to put on you that you have betrayed them and God! Thank God for His Holy Spirit's Power and strength! Thank God that those who are our enemies are GOD'S ENEMIES! Thank God that He does the defending for us!!!! HE WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD!!!! Thank You, Jesus! Well, sorry for getting on my 'soapbox'. But, thanks for letting me share this and get it off my chest!!! Has anybody else ran across 'enemies'? Cindy

I have Cindy! I found out I had alot of them after WLS. I lost alot of "so called friends" after surgery. They couldn't handle the fact that I was now starting to live again. Let HIM take care fo THEM. Remember that bigger is HE who lives in YOU that HE who is outthere. Praising HIM, Letty

You're right, Letty. It's just sad that there are those who supposedly love you, yet can't rejoice when good is happening to you. Thanks so much for your words of encouragment! Cindy

Yes Cindy, In my own family! But I just pray for them. ANd there are so called friends that don't even tell me that I'm losing weight. Sometimes I think my husband is one of them!(nono ) thats just me Rosie

Hi Rosie I guess it's just part of this walk, uh? Thank God that HE is always encouraging to us...and is our biggest Cheerleader!!!! Thanks for sharing, Rosie! Cindy

Cindy, I am so sorry that you are faced with those kind of people right now. This surgery/life style is hard enough without having to deal with other people's insecurities. I really havent been faced with anything like that yet regarind the surgery. But, I had a pretty good sorting out of my real friends about six years ago when I filed a sexual harassment complaint in the police department. That was when I found out who my real friends were and boy were there some surprises! I will never forget how much that hurt which is why I am really sorry that you are having to go through that now. Do your best to just focus on your journey and rejoice in the great progress that you are making. God is working a miracle in you! Don't let the enemies steal your joy! Love, Jacinda

Jacinda, Thank you so much for your insight and words of encouragment! I hope everything turned out okay with the complaint that you had to file six years ago. I feel really bad for you that you had to go through all of that and then on top of it, loose beloved friends! Thank God that He can heal our hurts and wounds, and that He will never leave us or forsake us!!!! Thanks again, Jacinda! Love, Cindy