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There is no way you can convince her that God does exist. She will have to come to believe that in her own time if she ever does. You said it yourself you told her you will not push your beliefs on her, but if you continue talking about it then in a way you are.

The best thing to do is not let religion get in the way of your relationship its possible. I know someone who was brought up a hardcore catholic and someone else who was brought up a hardcore baptist and they have been married for over 20 years….and they still have their own religious beliefs.

We haven’t actually talked about religion at all, really. And its not like I think to myself “I can’t be with her if she’s not Christian”, I just don’t want her to end up in Hell. Do you know any way that I could start a conversation about her maybe coming to God without acting like her beliefs aren’t valid?

Instead of creating a conversation, just try inviting her to church with you when something important is going on. For instance Christmas is coming up and I am sure your church is going to have some type of Christmas program. Invite her then to come and see the program with you so it does not sound like you are inviting her just because she does not believe in God.

After that ask her how she liked it etc….Then randomly invite her to other church services and take it from there..

Well, I WOULD do that, but I am unable to because she lives about 2000 miles away from me.. That would be a good idea, though, if I could do that :]

lol, Have you ever meet her face to face? because if you haven’t I wouldn’t worry about trying to get her to believe in God until you too have really met

Sometimes we do whats we KNOW is wrong for what we THINK is right…
and sometimes we our wrong and sometimes we our right…Thats life

And you will never know unless you try(trust me, I’m a victim of this)

We cannot say who goes to hell and who goes to heaven. That is up to God. I believe that there will be atheists/agnostics in heaven, and popes in hell. But, as for individuals, we cannot say. You should be her friend, and tell her that if she is ever interested in talking about God, that you will be there to have that conversation with her. But you cannot “convert” her by beating her over the head with the Bible or by telling her that she will go to hell.

Most people who turn away from God after being raised in a religious home do so because of some tragedy in their lives. They feel that God failed them. Some have lost mothers, fathers, spouses and children to terrible diseases or accidents. Some have lost loves. You have to be very gentle with such people to show them that God really does love them and the ones they lost. These people usually have to have their own “Road to Damascus” experience. The best thing you can do is to be their friend, to truly support them, and to let them see our Lord in you.

We have met face to face, but only once. But that is kind of beside the point..
I’m sorry, but I don’t really understand what is meant by “Sometimes we do whats we KNOW is wrong for what we THINK is right”.. What exactly is meant by this?
She has experienced a few rough times in her life. After one of her friends died in middle school she told me she prayed but that was the last day she believed in God. She also went through an emo phase and was depressed for about a year and half-two years.

Just live the lifestyle for her. Let her see the light of God’s love shining out of you. Pray for her often as well. Also gaurd your heart that her ways don’t rub off onto you.