It's time to write another post. I burned my hand getting fries out of the oven today! Boo hoo. I think I might actually have a scar. I wasn't just getting the tray out. I was trying to rescue a burning fry. One who had fallen down to the bottom of the oven. I stuck the spatula through the oven rack and was trying to sweep the fry out. In the process my hand hit the top burner. I always for get about the top. It hurt. I tried once more and then said, "forget it. this ones just going to burn." Maybe I'll get the fry out when the ovens cooled down and it's safe.
How many times are we trying to save ourselves/our kids/our spouse/friends from burning (hot water, trouble, you know what I mean). In the midst of saving their life/crisis we get hurt or in some sort of crisis. Think about it. Sometimes when we're in trouble we deserve to be there. Sometimes we need to take the heat for our own actions. When things settle down, we can get out safely.
Let's look at the flip side. That fry just fell as I was getting all the others out. It didn't deserve the "heat". There are times like that where we/our kids/our spouse/friends get into a pickle and we weren't asking for it. We just find ourselves needing help out.
So here's another question for you to ponder. When do you help people out of trouble/crisis and when do you let them fend for themselves. I think I already have an opinion on this one. I just want to give us something to talk about. Share your experiences with getting out of the fire or letting someone endure it. Anyways. I can show you my burn tomorrow.
Funny, how I thought I had nothing to write about.
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Okay, I have a small comment on this one. I think that if you see a friend in trouble you should always offer your assistance. Maybe all they need is someone to talk to, or just to listen to them talk. I think we should always be there to listen to someone. I believe that if it is something that they need help with and you have the means to help them, then do. I don't think that we should try to carry the burden of the trouble ourselves. (I have a hard time with not carrying the burden) I don't believe the help should compromise you, your family, or the other party. I believe that the person in trouble has to genuinely want your assistance or it is useless to even try. I think above all we should ask God for the wisdom to know when we should help and when we should just 'watch the fry burn' and let Him do the rescuing.
I hope that all made sense.
Hi Maggie,
Well like you I have burned my hand trying to save a fry from burning or just getting something out of the oven.
When it comes to helping family/friends out of crisis/troubles I can lend an ear, but I can't help them if they're not willing to help themselves. People need to be willing to help themselves before they ask for help from the outside. We can pray for those who are in trouble/crisis, God is awesome and will lend a helping hand.
love ya ,
Jen
you have read 'boundaries' by cloud and townsend...
was it the kid one or the adult one?
i would imagine those were good parameters.
Cheers!
hey maggie,
wow, that's a very thought provoking one! i'll have to get back to you with my opinion (i want to know what your take on it is, too.)
thank you for all of your encouraging comments:) on my blog! i appreciate them so much. (not the last one, but the time before, did make me cry.)
as christians we 'always' to get involved in each other's lives. if you haven't already listen to the "Life Rules" podcast, you should. i think it's #5 especially relates to this conversation and andy stanley says it much better than i can in this short forum, so listen to it.
suffice to say, we have a responsibility to "live life together" and to be a body. that means we 'rejoice, when one part rejoices' and we 'hurt, when one part hurts'.
abe i haven't listened to the podcast yet.
what about when people repeatedly get into the same predicament and want to get bailed out.
i think you mentioned once - the teen that finds them self in jail for whatever and calls to get bailed out. at some point you do tough love and say hey take your consequences.
that's the part that is intriguing to me. yes, we live life together.
Elia,
these things just come to me! when i was burned the only life lesson involved was - never try and rescue a fry. then i wanted something to write and it just unraveled. maybe i'm born with it - maybe it's maybeline! (sorry just thought of the commercial)
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