I am a regular reader of your blog but I hardly comment and in my usual style after reading the chronicle and some comments I left it at that. But when I got up to pray it came to me again I felt quite uneasy about keeping quiet and decided to write this.
James 4:17
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
To the poster the above scripture applies to you, will you be able to forgive yourself if in the future your friends comes crying to you about how the guy dealt with her if what you wrote is as it is then it behoves you to speak out.
However as most ladies (apologies to all )stop thinking when marriage is involved it falls on those who truly loves them to help them out. I will rather lose an invite to a wedding than have this on my conscience” Jonah 2:8kjvThey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.”
Jonah 2:8 Esv “Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.” I suggest you open up to your parents show them proof let them accompany you to your friends parents get both parents together as in her dad and mum and reveal what you know tell them why you are uneasy about the whole wedding spill what your friend mentioned about exhausting her savings as sacrifice and show them the comments from your page when you displayed her wedding invite then leave it at that.
Most fathers who are more rational in thinking will swing into action to at least save their daughters from being taken advantage of. If they decide to go ahead with the wedding you have discharged your duty as a friend pray for her and be there for her just in case anything happens and if not let them have their forever.
One impression from the comments I will like to correct is that if she is all that was mentioned that God will not allow her make that mistake, it all depends on her willingness to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit she might be blinded by her desire to settle down that she ignores all warnings and Isaiah 50:11Behold, all you [enemies of your own selves] who attempt to kindle your own fires [and work out your own plans of salvation], who surround and gird yourselves with momentary sparks, darts, and firebrands that you set aflame!–walk by the light of your self-made fire and of the sparks that you have kindled [for yourself, if you will]!
But this shall you have from My hand: you shall lie down in grief and in torment. The import of the above scripture is that God will answer you according to the multitude of idols you have set up in your heart. If you are truly open you will hear and heed but when your heart is set on your desired outcome alone instead of pleasing God then He will answer you according to what is in your heart. For emphasis remember Balaam and Balak Numbers 22 -24 even when God had told him not to go with the men he kept entertaining them because of the promised reward until God eventually permitted to go even though he ended up blessing Israel but he gave them a counsel that spelled doom for them numbers 31:16.
