L.A.
L.A. was amazing! it was a totally awesome experience!
But i've been thinking about how people react differently to the same types of things...
I didn't have any super moving moments where i listened to someone talk about something totally tragic that happend to them.. so i wasn't affected in the same way that Trent and Julie were...
But at the same time... i witnessed the way that those people on skid row lived... and i saw the same conditions as Trent and Julie did. But i didn't react the same way... Is something wrong w/ me that my heart didn't break for those people? I never cried. I felt bad for them.. but i didn't cry.
Instead of leaving skid row crying.. i left joyful. I was so thankful that i got the opprotunity to talk to Pat and the spanish speaking lady. I didn't cry for them, but i smiled a lot and tried to show them the joy that God can bring and just tried to show them love.
It's interesting how different God made us all. He made some of us more compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others and who try to help them that way. And then he made those of us who's hearts don't break for those people, but instead, try to just bring happiness into their lives. Both types of people are just as important. But isn't it awesome that God didn't make us all the same? How boring would that be? And the needs of some of those people wouldn't be met. It's awesome how each of our gifts and abilities work together for what God has planned.
And i just wanted to say to Judy and Julie: You 2 are totally awesome. You're the best people my age in my life. You guys challenge me, and you guys listen to me and try to w/hold judgement when i say things... and i say stupid things sometimes that don't come out the way that i want them to.. but you guys throw away the stupid things i say and really try to understand what i'm really trying to say. And that's what real friends are for. I love you guys so much!
But i've been thinking about how people react differently to the same types of things...
I didn't have any super moving moments where i listened to someone talk about something totally tragic that happend to them.. so i wasn't affected in the same way that Trent and Julie were...
But at the same time... i witnessed the way that those people on skid row lived... and i saw the same conditions as Trent and Julie did. But i didn't react the same way... Is something wrong w/ me that my heart didn't break for those people? I never cried. I felt bad for them.. but i didn't cry.
Instead of leaving skid row crying.. i left joyful. I was so thankful that i got the opprotunity to talk to Pat and the spanish speaking lady. I didn't cry for them, but i smiled a lot and tried to show them the joy that God can bring and just tried to show them love.
It's interesting how different God made us all. He made some of us more compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others and who try to help them that way. And then he made those of us who's hearts don't break for those people, but instead, try to just bring happiness into their lives. Both types of people are just as important. But isn't it awesome that God didn't make us all the same? How boring would that be? And the needs of some of those people wouldn't be met. It's awesome how each of our gifts and abilities work together for what God has planned.
And i just wanted to say to Judy and Julie: You 2 are totally awesome. You're the best people my age in my life. You guys challenge me, and you guys listen to me and try to w/hold judgement when i say things... and i say stupid things sometimes that don't come out the way that i want them to.. but you guys throw away the stupid things i say and really try to understand what i'm really trying to say. And that's what real friends are for. I love you guys so much!