The one I have a hard time with is giving money to beggars. In biblical times, not getting a hand out could very well mean you die. Now it means no beer (or worse).
I tend not to give money but I do buy food on occasion. I still don’t know how to do it all in a loving attitude.
It is very difficult to open ones self up to truly love everyone and not judge. Jesus made it seem so easy but he was the embodiment of God.
For me it’s not about the person so much as the act of caring. I find it better to give with no strings attached. Even if I know they will use the money in a way I wouldn’t want to be used. Their soul is on a mission and it’s up to them to find their own path towards god. And maybe just maybe helping them might put them on that path.
But you do what feels right, because it’s usually the correct choice.
But you do what feels right, because it’s usually the correct choice.
And I think that we should actively try to get past judgment…
Understand that, sure, the homeless might spend money on booze or drugs, but that is their business, and that by extending opportunities to them, we are giving them an opprortunity to turn their lives around… Maybe they will someday fully take it.
I would also say that, instead of focusing on giving money to the homeless, it could be better to give sufficiently to worthwhile charities and then you would feel less guilty if/when yuo do end up not having anything for some street beggars.
My country of residence has nearly eliminated homelessness at this point so it is not a big issue for me.
The one I have a hard time with is giving money to beggars. In biblical times, not getting a hand out could very well mean you die. Now it means no beer (or worse).
I tend not to give money but I do buy food on occasion. I still don’t know how to do it all in a loving attitude.
It is very difficult to open ones self up to truly love everyone and not judge. Jesus made it seem so easy but he was the embodiment of God.
For me it’s not about the person so much as the act of caring. I find it better to give with no strings attached. Even if I know they will use the money in a way I wouldn’t want to be used. Their soul is on a mission and it’s up to them to find their own path towards god. And maybe just maybe helping them might put them on that path.
But you do what feels right, because it’s usually the correct choice.
And I think that we should actively try to get past judgment…
Understand that, sure, the homeless might spend money on booze or drugs, but that is their business, and that by extending opportunities to them, we are giving them an opprortunity to turn their lives around… Maybe they will someday fully take it.
I would also say that, instead of focusing on giving money to the homeless, it could be better to give sufficiently to worthwhile charities and then you would feel less guilty if/when yuo do end up not having anything for some street beggars.
My country of residence has nearly eliminated homelessness at this point so it is not a big issue for me.