Originally posted by: reverend boltron
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: reverend boltron
Well, honestly, you know what is happening in her life, you know the terror that she is living with, why are you going to let her continue to live like that? Maybe not dating her now would be the best thing, but definitely helping her out of that situation would be the best thing you could ever do for her. No joke. I mean, like, you can date her if you want to, but it's going to be a long journey of healing for her, but being a friend, helping her get a restraining order and all that jazz, that is what she needs now.
she isnt his responsiblity. he has (presumably) his own life to deal with and he would be retarded to toss it out the window for some broad he met on myspace. The woman is an adult not a helpless child. She can have out of whatever shituation she got herself into in the first place.
Some people are set in a victim mentality, so they really can't get out of the situation that they're in because they don't allow themselves to. So in reality, she may be a helpless child in her own eyes. She needs a stable foundation to start to build her own structure on, which is why I said it probably wouldn't be the best idea for him to date her, but for him to start the foundations of compassion in her life.
I tell you this, she really needs Jesus. Whom the Son set free is free indeed. And if you show her the love of Christ and help her out of her situation it will impact her eternity.
If you want to take the road where you don't care about anyone else or their problems or helping them out, that is your deal. Personally, I like to sow into the lives of people around me and plant seeds that will bear good fruit. Being a friend to someone isn't tossing your life out the window.
And if you ever become addicted to drugs or alcohol I hope you realize that you said that you can get yourself out of any situtation that you got yourself into. Because you really can't, not all of them. You personally might not choose to do certain things, but not everyone makes the same choices as you do, and some people need a teacher in order to understand things. Some people need to learn basic life concepts, and if they didn't have anyone to teach them to them in the first place, or someone who cared enough to, why then should they suffer their whole lives because of it?
I tell you this, before I came to know Jesus I had no idea how to get free from the things that were oppressing me. I had no way to get free from drugs and alcohol, and then He said, "My yoke is easy. My burdon is light" and I started to learn about living through Him, and I have continued to do so. This woman needs that same experience, to feel the love that she is lacking. That security that comes from the oppression is what she is using to try to fill the void of what she is lacking. The bible says we love because He first loved us. And she needs to experience that love.