When you are dealing with the truth of someone's past, is it right to judge them? Often times I speak in riddles or even in poetic review in a means to garner a stronger understanding. My weekend shook me at my core, "Homelessness now has a face" so today's Question is.....
If my heart was Gold, but tarnished along the Way, are you telling me it can't be polished for the future, in an effort to change my life for a better Day ?
This speaks to the propensity of others to judge you because of your past. Until you walk a mile in someone's shoes, don't judge them. Underneath, they are the same as they have always been. Whether homeless, disenfranchised, or just on hard times!
Hurchel Williams, MBA
Life Coach, Motivational Relationship Speaker
Author, Anatomy of a Cheater
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Samjuskeepitreal Woods said.....
ReplyDeleteHurchel I understand u totally. My Sister's heart was Good as Gold but got caught up n the drug life. Never wronged at soul. She died in 05 clean from drugs. I thank God that I never treated her different. Miss her Dearly. God is Love. ♥
You never know what lies ahead of you. So bfor you judge another persons life or predicament "Thank God 4 Grace and Mercy" ♥
Amen Sam,
ReplyDeleteyou never know where YOUR path will lead you, so when you find yourself drifting way from someone because of how they sound, if they cuss, or if they are not as you remembered them, Seek first to understand their plight, then to be understood! (This is really near and near to my heart!)
Samjuskeepitreal Woods
ReplyDeleteSo close to home. My brother called me last week and said "Thank you and he Loves me " because I didn't give up on him while he was on drugs in the streets of North Memphis. God is my God and I know that he does watch over his own. It wasn't easy knowing that half of my siblings was addicted to cocaine. I put my trust in God and I took him at his word. My heart hurt but I knew that one day this too shall pass. He is a Man of God now clean and clean 6yrs. To God I give the GLORY. Tear Tear ♥ I'm just saying "Family and friends must hold them up in prayer,feed them, clothe them and let God do the judging on judgment day !
That tarnished gold heart CAN absolutely be polished!!! God sees value in every person regardless of their circumstances or how they may have chosen to live their life. It is not our place to judge anyone. Granted, the gentleman that is the subject of this and the last blog has not chosen to live his life as a homeless person but he most certainly still has value. He needs encouragement and to be shown the love of Christ. Anyone's life can be redeemed provided they have the desire to be. They have to have a foundation to begin rebuilding from. I personally believe that foundation is Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your thoughts.....I like share the 'burnt toast theory' when it comes to rehabbing a person...most people throw burnt toast away, while others, including I, scrape off that crust, butter it and eat it with breakfast. We recondition and rebuild structures all the time...take some love and pour it into someone's heart and rebuild their structure. Without support, we all are nothing but a moment or as I learned from Katrina, that we are a disaster from losing it all....homelessness is a choice for some, but a reality for others who can't find their way....reclaim those who have strayed from friendships and kinships..check on them and assist where you able, then refer to organizations who are in position to help....Serious, but can be overcome through Christ...I know because I'm near it myself...keep the brother prayed up...thx
ReplyDeleteCindy and Byron,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your input. What we have learned as the economy has struggled to get better is this: We all would like to control our own destiny and make a great wage, a good living, and have our very own "happy ever after," but we are learning that often times we don't control that completely. All you can do is position yourself with education, experience and a network of strong suitors that will give you a chance to show your best abilities. When you judge someone, you act as if all the bad or negative things that's happened to get them to homelessness was their freakin choice! We have to look at ourselves a lot closer before we even think of judging others. That's all I'm saying!
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H. Williams, MBA
Everyone has the ability to be and do better. Most just do not know how. It is let to those of us who are dedicated to changing our world one person at a time to reach out and offer of ourselves and our time.
ReplyDeleteThe pursuit of happiness is for all of us not just a select few....