Oh I have to start with saying hello and thank you thank you thank you so much! I was at Starbucks yesterday afternoon still, and my caregiver left already and first I thought that I dropped my black cardigan. But, I wasn't sure, I knew that I dropped my scarf because I was trying to reach down for it but it sucked because I couldn't even touch it! Then, out of nowhere this nice man appeared and was about to get my scarf! But, before he got my scarf, he got my cardigan and he said I think this was yours. Then, since he was there already I asked if he can get my earring that I dropped as well! So, that explains why the three "thank yous!" Raymond, I pray you will be encouraged by my readings! Thanks again for the help! Isn't it so awesome, when God provides people to help you out because he knows we need help sometimes!
For this writing, first of all I can't take credit for the title. Because, I thought of this title because that's the title of Mandisa'a song with Toby Mac! So thanks for the idea of the title Mandisa and your music crew! Okay let's dive in!
Oh yes we do! I'm saying, yes we are all sinners. Yes, we all sin! Yes we all bleed the same! The only difference is, the severity or the Not So severity of whatever sin it is we struggle with or welcome into our lives maybe even on a daily basis?! You know what I'm talking about. I have my sins that I'm not going to share or call myself out. And, you guys have your own sin. You're probably not going to want to call yourselves out either.
Some time ago, I had a caregiver who was quite the interesting lady. I had my thoughts and opinions, and Joe had his thoughts and opinions and even though I felt it I just did not let her go Yes, I know she was kind of disrespectful. Yes, she dropped me more than once. But, as I was saying everybody has their own thing.
I even told her to kindly remove her checkered hat, because the prints, stripes, and plaid really bother my eyes. Her job as a caregiver was to do what's convenient for her client. Am I right? She refused to do it, having said that her hair will be all messed up! Really how do dreadlocks get messed up by taking off your hat! Anyway...
I don't even like to be in the bathroom when Joe is using the bathroom. I and probably most in the world would want respect when they're in the bathroom even if they're just washing their hands. Let me stop. I don't want to get all riled up again about this.
When the first strike happened Joe told me get a new caregiver. I'm stupid, I'm stubborn, I was supposed to listen to my husband but I didn't. Kept telling him I'll give her another chance. Then it was a second strike. Then it was a third strike. I don't know what was wrong with me I gave her a whole baseball game full of strikes. Actually, this was her final strike....
Thank the Lord for speaking to my heart loud enough for me to finally hear!
One afternoon we were just talking about little stuff. The conversation got to the point of her being a lesbian and liking girls. I was starting to think of things she did in the past like always telling me how pretty I was, texting me goodnight, and I miss you Sam, telling me she will miss me. She always wanted to buy me things and take me shopping to dress me up, and more. Joe said, " I knew from the time he met her. It was like you were having a caregiver who was a dude!" I just didn't know seriously. Call me gullible sometimes I guess.
You know what even the Starbucks workers told me they didn't like her much either. They saw how other caregivers treated me in the past. However, I believe God was speaking to them so they could speak to me more because I for some reason wanted to keep giving her chances.
So, back to that afternoon she asked me if I do mind because of her " sexual preference." I told her why would I mind because you're a lesbian? Yes, being homosexual is a sin. God doesn't like that and he says that in his word he doesn't like that. (Joe reminded me that God destroyed cities because of that. Thinking of Sodom and Gomorrah.) So yeah, my point was we all sin.I said to her, " so, you are committing a sin? Well, so am I. I know I do probably every day. Does that make you not like me anymore? If I choose to misuse the lord's name, are you not going to like me? What about if I stole something? What if I didn't actually honor my father and mother? What if I committed murder? Should I continue?"
Her response to me was, " I like that!" I said it is so true. End of subject of our conversation. Dramatically, that actually was our last meeting together. Not because of what we talked about but there was something else that happened that I choose not to say on the blog. However, I'll just say it could have went further legally but I just wanted to not speak of it again and have her keep her job! That's all I want to say about that. If you would like to know more you can message me.
Now, do you all understand what I'm saying? Be mindful of what I'm trying to say because it's true. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23 We all bleed the same! God wants us to love others!
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