And I wonder if any of us including myself has for one second thought about the homeless guy, is he hungry? is he hurt? is he still alive? maybe he is sitting somewhere on the ground regreting the way he acted towards those 80 cents... Maybe those 80 cents sparked something inside of him to persue a better life... I am pretty sure that by now we all had a nice lunch and are ready for dinner... But where is the "rude homeless man" right now.... We are soo quick to insult him yet we know nothing of why he did what he did.... Maybe once he had a wife, a family... Maybe once he visited clutchfans and talked with some of yall... Still I believe everything has a purpose, maybe someone will capture the positives of this thread and remember it next time they see a homeless person and blessing him... Story When I would go home everyday from uhd I would see a homeless person everyday reading the bible in the middle of the sun.... He didnt ask for anything, he just had his can of change on the ground. I was always afraid to interrupt him untill I finally decided to give him something. I gave him two dollars, and told him that God loves him very much and that he was going to use him one day. The homeless man said no one had ever talked to him that way... A few days later, I saw him again... This time I gave him three dollars, and I told him he was going to be a future minister for Christ... He crumpeled his fist and responded, God told you that? I said yes sir... Stay focused..... God has a plan for you... He raised his fist in the air full of joy.... Never did I see him again, for some reason I feel like he is alright not in the streets anymore... A few bucks and words of encouragement may have changed his life... Money, love, wisdom is provided by the Lord to us all.... What we choose to do with those gifts is what matters...
I think HOW God told you, is missing part of the story. I'm joshing a bit but did God call him by legal his name or did he just say...the tanned man with the can on the ground of whom you pass everyday on your way home from uhd? Please continue... I am a believer Salvy but this one has to have a punchline. Right?
in my limited experience, many who are homeless are homeless because they choose to be. i remember meeting some homeless dudes in montana who told me they would beg for money half the year and work construction jobs the other half of the year. it was just a game to these dudes... they made about 30k a year (per person) just begging for money. then they made 'under-the-table' construction money in addition to that (the rest of the year)! and i can't lie... that bugs me. of course there are people out there who have fallen on hard times and have been forced into a transient lifestyle. my heart goes out to those people...
Refreshing story Salvy. The world needs more like you. And I hope that all those folks that gave me their last bit of change, that bought me a lunch, that gave me a smoke and everything else that I was sooooo grateful for knows I'm doing much better. I thank them to this day.
I don't look down on people no matter if their homeless or not so yes he was worth my breath. I didn't have much money at the time because I just came out the casio so I really wasn't able to give him anything out my pocket so my girl gave what she had. Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you have to be rude.
Well I ddint have much but I still think you shouldn't be mad at a person because they want give you any of their hard earn money.
i had a homeless dude got in my face once and demanded for some change....i didnt give him a penny but tbh he scared the hell out of me.... normally i don't give any homeless any money if they have all their limbs intact.....there are plenty of cans and bottles that they can collect and sell to make a couple bucks for the day....
Everytime I see a homeless person I tend to give em either all the change I have in my cup holder or a buck or two. Give them a cig or two. I believe in karma. Hey here's a question; Is giving a joint to a bum good karma?
One time when I was about 9 or 10 I was walking through Chinatown in SF and a drunk homeless guy with a milk jug full of what appeared to be some kind of homemade wine asked me for some money. I told him I didn't have any. The guy then gave me a quarter and said, "Go buy a kid some rice." Kind of a bizarre experience.
It's not about giving or not giving. That's just the direction the thread took...the original post is about whether they should be appreciative and thankful after they're given money.
When I was leaving the courthouse the other day, a flamboyantly gay homeless crackhead asked me for some money for food. I gave him $2 and he gave me tips on where to park next time. lol And today, as I was leaving Walmart I had a homeless man ask me for change. I gave him $1 and he returned my cart for me.
Another Brother, if you are a believer then this shouldnt be of any surprize to you.... There are certain things that happen when the holy spirit abides in you that can not be explained.. Stuff like this happens to me all the time, its about being sensative to the holy spirit in you and not the flesh... No, I didnt receive a devine voice from the sky... But I felt a strong feeling in my heart to just say something and thats what came out... I didnt plan the words, they just happened... Sometimes as christians, we try to say the most amazing and best things to others but thats when we mess up... When we try to do things ourselves, when we let him speak thru us, speak for us.. We will find out many things we didnt know about the Lord.
Its great to hear this RocketRaccon.... In this whole thread I believe you are the only one to understand how it feels to not have anything or anyone in this world at one point...
