The Homeless

Dedicated to my brother Jimmy

Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have dreams, hopes, or desires to work, prosper, and to live the American Dream!

"Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven...."(Matt 5:12)

 
Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have feelings, emotions, or opinions! 

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
(Matt 5:4)

 
Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have a need to be recognized and want to be respected as individuals created by God!  They are not faceless, soul-less anomalies.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." (Matt 5:7)

Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have a love for others, love for you & I, and a yearning to be loved in return! 

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (Matt 5:9)
 

 Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have feelings of self-worth and a passion to be viewed as productive members of society!

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matt 5:5)

 Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have family, friends, a personal support system?

 

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (Matt 5:6)

Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not have faith in a caring God and a love for Christ Jesus and just because they are homeless does not mean that the Holy Spirit does not reside in their hearts!

 

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." (Matt 5:8)

Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do not believe in themselves!

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt 5:3)

 

 Just because they are homeless does not mean that they do have faith in you and I with a heart of thanksgiving for our caring generosity, prayers, and love for them as our brothers and sisters!

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. (Matt 5:11)

Just because they are homeless does not mean that they want your pity, money or material donations although they humble themselves as temporary recipients of our generosity and our concern for their immediate welfare!

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." (Matt 5:10)

In retrospect, perhaps the only difference between "them" and "us" is a place called home! 


Finally, in closing, remember that just because they are homeless does not mean that they will never have a home because Jesus tells us all that...

"My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"

(John 14:2)

 

 

Life

The phrase should not be "Look where my life has taken me" but rather the phrase should be "Look where I have taken my life" because your life does not control or drive you; On the contrary, you control and drive your life.

Think about this: There will be life without you, but without you, you will have no life!

The term LIFE as addressed here is a non-entity.  It has no force or power to control your actions or decisions.  You are your life!   

Your life is the story about you, your history book if you will, and it contains no tomorrows, only yesterdays and moments ago.  Your future, a breath away from you now, has not been written yet, except in the mind of God. 

You can plan what you want out of your life but your life cannot plan that for you!  

If you are not happy with your life, unfortunately you cannot go back and change the story, but you can change your life story going forward.  Just remember that history tends to repeat itself which is why the wise person learns from past mistakes and grows on the positive aspects.

Now, if all this sounds like psycho-babble it is because it is psycho-babble and if you disagree and want to spend any time refuting what was written above, I have one bit of advice for  you ...

Get a life!

 

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

(James 4:14 NIV)

 

 

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