I need help and advice so I lend my so called friend money a guy over a year ago before moving to…

I need help and advice so I lend my so called friend money a guy over a year ago before moving to Texas at the time I had no job but my guy friend had his career and always asked me for money and it is a lot of money I led him like my hard work money and since then he has 3 new cars and I'm like do I tell him i need him to pay me back cause I need the money for child money is tight right now for me and idk wat to do Any advice