tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023452302195207842.post9083334058236684908..comments2023-05-04T05:22:43.801-07:00Comments on The Man and The Wall: Is it really that hard to see?themanandthewallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524632565995234595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023452302195207842.post-33613972471745436082013-04-19T18:17:42.261-07:002013-04-19T18:17:42.261-07:00I am very sorry that your child has chosen this wa...I am very sorry that your child has chosen this way to fill the needs in their life, but these are their choices to make. You could not force them to choose the right path even though I know that you wish that you could. Prayer is powerful! <br />In regards to the level of help that was extended to you. I do not want to excuse laziness or self-centered thinking, but honestly what I found from personal experience is that just because someone holds a position to help, it does not mean that they act the part. I saw people that did nothing to personally help others because they did not know how to help others. What I witnessed was people who were trying to do the best they could with what they knew. The problem is if you are operating in that way and you do not know who to get the answers from. (The Lord)<br />Your child was in a good home, and just the fact that you had people to push him to tells me that you had him in an environment where there was at least a symbol of help.<br />Basketball games and church functions are all that a lot of people know, but it is not a cure all by any means. In this case I would recommend some outside counseling for your son. I would also recommend that you visit "reform.com"<br />This is a program that can help the loved ones of those struggling. I believe from previous e-mails that you are from N.C. and there are some great Reformers Unanimous programs near where you are at. Those locations can also be found on the reformU website.<br /><br />The bottom line is that God has given you His Spirit! This is your best ally during this time. You cannot ask for better directions than that! I will be praying for your son! God is not done with him or with you!<br /><br />Climbing with you,<br />~Dan themanandthewallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524632565995234595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023452302195207842.post-72897753958145490622013-04-18T04:42:29.037-07:002013-04-18T04:42:29.037-07:00This hits home for me. I have been wounded more by...This hits home for me. I have been wounded more by supposed people of God than anyone else. My child had a fallout with drugs and as a parent it devistated me. I turned to the only male figure helps I could find. My pastor and the youth pastor and some male staff at my church. The only answers they could give were to push him to go to basketball games and go soulwining. My child NEEDED someone just to spend some personal time with him. My child needed someone to just genuinely love him, not a activity schedule and a list of things he was no longer "acceptable" to be part of. You don't quarantine a person from love. I enjoyed this post because this is what was needed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com