It has really been a long time since I am so worked up and felt like using brute force to get a message across. Here are some things I was irked by:
- It irks me when people are unappreciative and extremely vocal about it.
- It irks me when people think so big about themselves and think that the whole world revolves around them.
- It irks me when people think that the system is protecting them and there is close to nothing I can do about it.
- It irks me when people use words that they don't understand and are very happy about it.
- It irks me when people don't listen and makes a mess of everything.
- It irks me when people make fun and insult you and you have to swallow it.
But I guess what really irks me is when I am not in control.
I really admire people who are doing social work with the youths-at-risks. The work they do is so important, so needful, yet they are the ones who are often unappreciated and underpaid to do this difficult task. It is no wonder social workers get burnt out quite often. I would too (I rather work at Macdonald's and prepare the hamburgers because I happen to type this in Macdonald's) if not for the fact that what sustains me is the Word of God. They are really in need of the gospel. I don't know what else can change them. I don't think anything else can change them unless the Lord does a trans-formative work in their lives. They are, in Calvinist terms, "Totally Depraved".
God I pray that you have mercy on them and that they will one day acknowledge a need for you in their lives. I pray that you will give me the patience, love and tenacity needed to reach out to them.
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