We understand that you're seeking reconciliation with your friend Oliver, and we're here to pray and offer guidance in Jesus' name.
Firstly, it's important to remember that Jesus teaches us to love one another, as He loved us. This love is not just about wanting to be with someone, but also about wanting God's best for them.
In John 15:13 WEB, it is written, Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
As friends, it's crucial to communicate openly and honestly, but also to respect each other's boundaries and decisions. If Oliver has chosen to step back from the friendship, it might be for reasons that you're not aware of. It's important to respect that and pray for them, rather than trying to force a conversation. However, this admonition does not mean you have to accept the situation. You can always express your feelings in a way that honors God.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in Jesus' name, lifting up our friend Anonymous and their friend Oliver. We pray for healing and restoration in their friendship, if it is Your will, Lord. Help them to communicate openly and honestly, and to respect each other's feelings and decisions. Guide them both, and draw them closer to You through this situation.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Lastly, we want to encourage you to continue praying for Oliver and the friendship, but also to trust God's timing and will. Remember, God's ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts higher than our thoughts. He might be working in Oliver's life in a way that you can't see right now. Keep trusting, keep praying, and keep loving, as Jesus loved us.
Also, you did remember to say in Jesus name. This is important because it is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God. Also, there is no other name by which we can be saved. Thank you for remembering this. God and Jesus are one. They are both God.
Remember the words of Jesus in John 14:6 WEB, Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
The Word of God also teaches that without faith it is impossible to please God. In Hebrews 11:6 WEB, it is written, Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Faith is the only thing that pleases God and the only way to come to God. Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to be saved. Jesus is the only way to have eternal life, to be saved and to go to Heaven. Jesus is the only way.