Should I cut off my relationships with my non-Christian friends?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez.

This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the

Christian life every day. We'd love to hear from you. Here's our phone number. It's 1-833-843-2673. You can also

spell it out on your phone. 833-the-core. 833-the-core. And if you get our voicemail, feel free to leave a message. You can also email us anytime with your question at questions at core Christianity.com. First up today, let's go to Stephanie, who's calling in from Arkansas. Stephanie, what's your question for Adrienne?

Pastor Sanchez, but you for helping others.

I like to know why whenever I see someone in need, that I feel a twinge of like what

I should do or say, but I will dismiss it and go on with what I'm doing and don't really respond

the way I should.

And then like if someone dies, I feel so guilty and I'm so, uh, so, uh, so heart, so heart, that there, that I didn't help them

and spend time with them when I saw the need, so like in a situation.

I just feel, like your fear and shamed. saw the need, so like in a situation.

I just feel active fear and shame.

Wow, Stephanie.

I think back to

a time where my wife and I were able to minister to an older gentleman who, man, just had

so many difficulties in his life, so many needs. And we were able to minister to him to encourage

him in various ways. He was a neighbor of ours. And then he became very sick after some time and ended up dying.

And I remember thinking back after that, you know, this individual was particularly needy.

There were times where my wife and I would look at each other and just say, oh, man, he's calling again.

Okay.

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