Homelessness

Today I wanted to talk about homelessness. There are so many people who are a

• missed rent payment 
•  a bad relationship
• another month no paycheck
• a mental health disorder

away from being on the streets. If you dont get me, I am trying to say that many people find themselves in situations where they have no other choice but to live on the streets. Its compounded by the lack of family support, inability for some to access care or resources, the inability for mental health services to account for all that have mental disorders that roam the streets.

I remember when I lived in Philadelphia. When I first moved there, I used to see so many homeless people and think

"Maybe they shouldn't have dropped out, or used drugs"

"Eww they smell like urine"

"Bums are unappreciative"

No joke, and i'm woman enough to admit that I had those silly thoughts, but it was a totally flawed way of thinking. If you walked a mile in the shoes of some, you realize that each story is different. Just as not all rich people made their money through being hard working, not all people on the streets have jaded pasts.

I have grown in my thinking on this, as I was able to experience and have contact with people in this situation. Working with homeless people and giving to them, especially the homeless mothers and babies. And I believe that God has a plan for all of us, even those who find themselves in difficult situations.

I thank God for all my unmerited blessings and hope that as He blesses me, he can use me as a vessel to deliver blessings to others.

Count your blessing and thank God for what he's given you. make sure you are living your life to his glory because at any moment, all he has blessed you with can be taken away.  ... God forbid those bad things, but I'm just saying..

And now that you have read this... maybe you should stake a lunch or plate, clothing or something helpful to a person in need.

-Love Always
Angel