This same argument regarding economic philosophy has progressed into a full scale values attack address whether or not one of my best friends is a "true Christian" or not. It is pathetic to see the this attempt to gain a win by picking apart the very person who has always be a true friend. How can you think so little of this person? And, even more important, how could you see all this bad without even trying to see that she has paid for these sins? We are all sinners in the eyes of God. We all make mistakes that pave our futures in directions we never thought we would go. How can someone ask point blank "have you repented?" with out a hint love and compassion?
I have made many mistakes. These things will decide my future; things that have compromised how some people will look at me and how some people will see my relationship with Christ and my values. I would hate to find that though I have been forgiven from them and I realize for myself that I have made a mistake and continue to work through them with the help of my savior... to find that there are people who only see what has happened and not what has become.
I'm not sure if I could be friends with someone that though he was not directly hurt by my actions, will charge me a fine for my mistakes instead of realizing that I'm already paying an arm and a leg. What ever happened to the love of God?
This person struggles with many things... namely relationships. And yes, she does come with a full load of dysfunction, more than your average bear... but, she is amazingly resilient. She knows her short comings... anyone who knows her can see that. Anyone one who calls her a true friend can see that she struggles day by day to be a woman of God. So what really strikes me today is the lack of attention this so called friend has placed on her. How could he determine for her where her life is heading? The fact is that he has no idea.
I think sometimes, when people try to step in an put pick out logs they fail to realize that they don't even know how because they've never experienced it. These people should realize that there are other people in their lives that do know how. If it is a serious problem, what about confronting a person you know also loves and cares for this person and ask them to talk to this person. It is never your place to presume that you know what is best when it is obvious that you don't.
So, yes... this is probably jumbled. I have many feelings in this matter... and in particular with this person who basically stabbed my best friend in the heart, and didn't care. There is a way to go about things. There is way to talk to people you think are not going down the right path... and making a stand like you are pure and perfect and they are crap... is not it! :) Standing and pretending that you know what it is like... when you obviously don't, is not it!!
In conclusion, If anyone sees me struggling, or anyone struggling, ask yourself do I know how to fix this? Have I been through something like this too? Or is this problem in a class of its own, one that I cannot pretend to understand? Then when you find that you are the person to help... that you are going to be God's child sent to help and encourage... do just that... help and encourage, love and show compassion, be patient! Love is Patient, and love is kind!
That is all! :)
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