Posted on 12/23/2017 2:19:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
“I can do something via Paypal.”
I’m not the one in need, ex91B10 is...
Enablers. Sensible people know that any support for their lifestyle brings them further from recovery and closer to death.
Usually because the charitable agencies require them not to drink.
And enable addictions? No thanks.
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>> “I bet the person who wrote this supports importing more Muslims.” <<
No! - They support obeying the words of Yeshua: “Feed my sheep!”
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Yeshua never mentioned “substance abuse issues.”
He just said “Feed my sheep.”
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The people that came here during the Obama era just don't seem to understand.
Mark 12:
28] And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
[29] And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
[30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
[31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
[32] And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
[33] And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
[34] And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
Stop.
I don’t need this leftist author (leading supporter of Open Britain....ANTI-Brexit, PRO EU), NOR you, to tell me what to do or DON’T do. Who to provide for, and when. Which charities to donate to, or not.
Oh, and you can also take your ‘the people that came here...’ carp and dispose of that, as well.
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Nothing wise, nor new from your corner!
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Same for YOURS!
EVER!
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(What REALLY belongs between the two dots, of your posts.)
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Padded cell to you!
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Keep up your love of leftist mush. Nothing new, under the sun.
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(Now, go away!)
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I’m enjoying your head banging immensely!
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I think this is a good post and, like you said, is a good FReeper conversation.
We all have different experiences from all over. In Colorado, there was an influx of bums when pot became legal.
I’ve traveled around a bit. The most unworthy I’ve seen are the ones near the pot stores, and in Tampa Florida where they actually wear safety vests (orange/day-glo) on the medians.
Locally, the ones outside wally world are the worst. But...
I’ve had several over the past couple years at the stoplight on the way to work at a military base catching the morning and afternoon commutes.
I stop and chat and get to know them while I’m waiting at the light.
Ray was the first. I might have given him a buck or two initially. Then we got to chatting. When he talked about having to use his riding lawn mower on his property...boy that was interesting. Then I figured out which car was his at the no-tell mo-tel next door. Because the car was always there when he was. Nice. Brand new white cross-over of some label that I can’t afford. I called him out on it and he went away.
John was the next. John lives under an overpass. Says if he can stay dry he’ll stay warm. I was a little worried about him a couple Decembers ago when the temps were 0 or below. John doesn’t really even beg. He’s just there and if you want to throw him a buck or two he’s grateful. He picks up trash around the whole intersection and just kind of hangs out. But he just seems to like living rough. He adopted a little stray dog he calls “Hershey”. (no, he doesn’t feed her chocolate). John’s a good guy, not into drugs or anything. He just likes to live free.
Next one is Joshua. He’s around the same area but I don’t think he’ll be long. Probably a meth head or something. Talks about taking care of his wife. She’s probably more of a meth head than he is. We’ll see.
John has a sense of humour. He used to stand with a sign that simply said “God Bless”. How can you go wrong with that? Then, last Fall, he started holding a sign that said “The End is Near”. I asked him about it.
He said, “This is my Halloween costume. Freaks people out”.
That got him five bucks from me. I guess out on the coasts five bucks isn’t much, but here in the heartland, it’s a lot. It’s a meal.
I guess my point is that I’ll get to know someone before I give them my money, or my help.
I’m not sure about Josh yet. We’ll see. I hope his wife is okay.
I guess I need to go there tomorrow and see what I can do.
I always remember Hebrews 13:2 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
God bless everyone.
Reads like satire.....I occasionally give cash but usually purchase food instead. If someone says they are out of gas and need money for it, I am just as likely to pump it into their tank/gas can myself.
A long day on the road for a lot of pointless travel left me sort of brain dead last night.
Try living in my neighborhood.
I give to Christian organizations that directly service the homeless. They have protocol s in place to manage this appropriately.
There is no more horrible feeling than when you have given money to someone and you then realize they will spend it on booze or drugs.
Precisely.
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