How
do you react when a friend (or relative) makes a choice you do not approve of?
Do you rage in condemnation, or accept what you believe will be. Which one of
these responses is the correct way to react? I believe it all depends on the
situation and the age.
If
you are dealing with a young adult living in your home, you can guide them (along
with your house rules), but eventually you have to let your child make their
own choices in life (that may differ from yours). This can be painful as it often
brings the errors you made at that age into clear focus as your young adult
repeats them. (This is no fun.)
Your friend (in their twenties) that does not live
with you is sexually promiscuous (without protection) and the drug problem is
out of control. Pray for your friend, or try to do an intervention with a trip
to rehab. I’ve never experienced, but the whole process sounds a little nerve
racking.
After stating your case with an adult who is in
trouble, you can’t be God’s Administrative Assistant and try to force them to
change. (If you are a parent, the law is in your side. You are legally
responsible for them until they reach eighteen. Of course parental accountability
(and concern) never ends.
Love for another
human being is an admirable quality. It’s important to know when love must step
aside, and allow your loved one to go through a variety of trials before they
return to you an improved version of themself. It’s the circle of life.
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