tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14025772.post112662866962061879..comments2024-03-11T09:24:49.324-05:00Comments on Southernbelle Mommy: *sigh*Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14025772.post-1126801389827907792005-09-15T11:23:00.000-05:002005-09-15T11:23:00.000-05:00Wow. I have so much to say but I don't want to ra...Wow. I have so much to say but I don't want to ramble on and on.<BR/><BR/>That's a tough situation to be in. I have given a ride to an older woman in a very similar situation before (walking home with groceries in hand). However, she solicited me for the ride and she really put me in a bad place since she knew I had a child with me. What could I do? It's like she saw the mental battle I was having. Refuse her request and then have to deal with explaining to my child why we didn't help the poor old lady out OR agree to her request and potentially put myself and child in danger? I agreed, it turned out fine, never saw the woman again, was glad to have helped but also perplexed about whether of not I really should have done it.<BR/><BR/>We are to be the hands and feet of Christ in this world. Christ lives through us but we have these filters from our culture that we have to work through. Filters that tell us that it's unsafe and enabling.<BR/><BR/>We are also so bad at making assumptions about people based on how they look. I do this ALL the time and I don't like it.<BR/><BR/>And then there's the SYATP thing. We want to make a statement about who we are in this world but we can't bring ourselves to give a ride to someone who needs it. Jacinda, please don't feel like I'm lecturing you and or judging you here because I'm not. I struggle with the exact same things so this is kind of an out loud thinking about how we deal with situations. <BR/><BR/>I think we need to be bold and to trust. Be bold by showing who we are in public ways like SYATP and in private ways like helping people out. And to trust that when we are the hands and feet of Christ in this world that we will be blessed by it.Maliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113268891801837789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14025772.post-1126650928754912542005-09-13T17:35:00.000-05:002005-09-13T17:35:00.000-05:00Hey there. Don't really have much info or comment...Hey there. Don't really have much info or comments about SYATP, seeing as how I never was able to do it in HS and don't know much about how to contact people. I am sure that if you let some of the mom's that you know attend local churches know about it, then they will maybe be able to announce it in their churches or something like that. That way you have a descent turn out and it shows the kids that they aren't the only Christians in the school...there are others there that will be a support system for them if they need it. <BR/><BR/>On the other subject. Adam doesn't like me to pick up people, however, I have been known to do it. I have picked up children and the occasional woman. I don't do it much just because I have the children with me so often. He does stop to give people rides when he is out by himself, so at least one of us does it. I do like to stop and roll my window down and ask if they need me to call someone (usually do this when it is obviously someone broken down on the side of the road.) I usually have my cell phone, so it makes it easy for me to offer this help. I always feel like if it were me, then I would at least want that curtesy extended to me, so I try to do at least that. <BR/><BR/>Seeing as how you know she lives pretty close and she is obviously not some little old lady waiting with her posse to jump you after you stop to talk to her, I think if you feel drawn to help then you should...and not be worried about it. Seeing as how she talked and talked to you when you asked how she was, it seems that she is probably lonely and worried and just needed someone to air her feelings to. It probably made her day to know that someone asked how she was...and the good it did isn't discounted because you weren't asking with the intent to know "really". I think we all fall into this place where we ask things out of habit with no intention of really knowing the answer and then I think are a little bit thrown when we realize that we really didn't care to know. I will find myself praying that my heart will be softened in these situations.Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226763697509217969noreply@blogger.com