Posted by Jennifer on April 17, 2001 at 10:02:22:
In Reply to: the eyes of the dying man posted by PSteven on April 16, 2001 at 08:52:55:
:::::With your non-Christian friends you don't feel that urgent prompting to accept or deny God's grace in your life
While that is true, I am talking about simply reaching out to someone and letting them know you are there. I know it's difficult to assist someone who keeps making the same mistakes. But it's not like I remain in the confines of my problems because I want to. Maybe it's my fault for not reaching out more, but herein lies my problem. The issues I deal with lead to some social anxiety and it's tremendously hard to reach out and talk with people. When I do feel trapped, and talk with those I considered closest to me, the response is one of not wanting to get involved.
I haven't said in any way that the church or it's people have rejected me. I don't blame my problems on anyone....but my concept of how Christians support each other seems to be misled. In short, I look around to my Christian family and don't see the loving kindness I thought was supposed to be there in a time of need. It's almost like a sense of "you brought this on yourself". Perhaps I was expecting something more than judgment.
::::::We love you and remain your friends and want you to be a part of our family.
Thank you for feeling that way....I guess I should have made it more clear that I needed people to step forward and remind me once in a while of the resources I had around me.