The other night, I went to pick up cheap dinner for me and the kids at Little Caesar's while Kim was on the womens retreat. As I was walking into Little Caesar's a man asked if I had any change I could give him...as I looked at this man I recognized that he was a recovering alcoholic and drug addict that I had helped one day months earlier.
So when I first him ask, I said no rather quickly and went on with picking up my pizzas. As I was inside waiting, I realized that this was a great teachable moment for my 3 kids and a neighbor girl that I had with me. So as we were leaving I stopped to talk to "Greg".
As I knelt down to his level, I told him that I remebered him from months earlier when I helped him out and that i knew about his history. Greg asked if he could have a couple dollars. I thought for a second and asked him if he wanted the money for some food or for some alcohol. At this question, Greg froze. I told him I would gladly buy him a pizza, but that I would not give him any money. But Greg asked for some money again. I offered to buy him a pizza or nothing at all. He said he was really sick right now...
I walked away and had an opportunity to talk to my kids about this but I forgot to tie it back to Matthew 25:31-46. So tomorrow for our morning devotion I will talk about this situation with them...hopefully it will still be impactful.
My prayer is now that I would have the eyes to see those who are really in need (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGr8as7pPBE), and have the wisdom to meet those needs and bring light into darkness. I don't want to be a christian who walks our streets and pretends not to see people for the 21st time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvqwHGH3Tlw&feature=related).
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