What Would you do?

01.16.05 (9:33 pm)

:x Yesterday I did something that really shocked some people. and they had mention to me that they could not believed that I did what I did. So it made me wonder, why don't more people take a stand of what is right. After all Jesus did, and even with anger! Where I work, it isn't the best part of town. I mean it is ok to go there during the day, but you really wouldn't want to be there alone at night. And there is a ton's of homeless people at hang out on the streets. Ok, maybe not tons, but it seems like every week there is a new face hanging out in the neighbor. And where I work, the building faces a busy street, and we have front glass windows, where we can look out and see people, traffic and yes even your everyday jaywalkers, and the police that are there giving them tickets. So it was no it was really no surprise when we saw a new person hanging out across the street. While it was getting to be a daily routine, it was no biggie. Just another homeless person. But it was getting strange, when my co-workers started to take notice, that some days this man would have a duffle bag, and nothing else, or no bag at all. Then we notice, that he was just standing there. Not asking for money, just smoking his cigarettes, and watching people. For hours at a time. Not really talking to anyone. Then we start to see him with a cell phone. So tell me, what homeless person has a cell phone? I know you are saying, some one love one is paying for his cell bill. But if you are really homeless, are you really going to keep a cell phone? Then something was really weird, when for 4 days, this man at "his spot" just standing there, in the pouring rain, with no shelter over him. Now I am no expert on homeless people, but I know in bad weather, they just don't stand in the middle of down pour of rain. With no shelter over them. Then I saw something, a transaction that took place. When there was something given and something received, between the "man" and someone else. And it was not really out in the open. but it was very clear, if you didn't blink, that something was exchange. I have nothing against homeless people, matter of fact my heart goes out to them. I too had one of my family members be homeless for a period of 6-8 months. But the sad part was I had to chose let the member be homeless, or to allow him to continue to cause havoc in my house, and take everyone else with him. So I kicked him out. At the young age of 17. And that person was my oldest son. I was raised in a home where both of my parents were hook on heroin. Thank God I nor my brothers were never born with that in our system. But from the time I could remember at the young age of 5, till up to a year or two of my parents passing, they either smoke pot, was shooting up. So when I "saw the signs" that my oldest son oldest son was getting stone, I knew I had to take a stand. Against my 1st husband wishes, I told my son, he had a choice, either go to a place to get clean, or leave. He left, and so did my heart. It was one of hardest things I ever had to do. But I did it so that my other 2 kids would realize, that I had to take stand. And while it killed me to do that to my oldest son, it would of been a lot worse if he overdosed and died, and I didn't take a stand. During that whole time he was missing, I prayed to God to send his angels to him, and protect him, and to bring him back home to me. I also reminded God of His promises that He had given me, for my son, while he was growing up, and to this day I look forward to those promises to come to past. But it was a very long 6-8 months before my son came back, and while he came back broken and bruised, he is not where I know what has been promised to me, but I still am waiting for the prodigal son to come to the end of his self. Anyway, back to my story. I overheard my boss say that she was going to call the police on the “homeless man” across the street. But she had taken a day off the other day, and there was this man, standing on his spot. Not really looking homeless, but thinking just maybe he can blend in. All the memories flooded my mind, of what if that was my kid that man was selling his stuff too? What if that was my friends kids, or co-workers? Would I want people I know, seeing what I was seeing, do nothing? Jesus had a righteous anger, when He saw people selling their wares on the streets where the temple was. And he was took a stand, and said that they will not do it there. So I decided to claim this neighborhood for Jesus. And I called the police, and told them what I had been seeing, and they are very interested to talking with this man. But it surprise me, that my co-workers were surprise of what I did. I told them, I did for their children. Cause I love them, and don’t want them to see and feel the heartache that I had deal with in this area. As far as the homeless people, well, that is a story for another time. Meanwhile, have you claim your neighborhood, work place, place where your children attend school lately?