Life-Walking on Steroids

Keith and I went to visit William tonight. He is back. It was wild, wild, wild.

In a nutshell, we gently confronted him and he finally admitted to having a substance abuse problem. I wonder if this is what Grant meant by life-walking? I thought life-walking was about going to kids ball games or sitting in someone's living room listening to their issues. We asked for it.

Pray with us about this situation. The kids are living not only with poverty, but with all the issues that go along with a substance abusing father. They are innocent and precious - and getting the shaft.

William has been a goat. We were wanting to feed the sheep, not the goats. There may be a sheep under there, so we won't just walk away. I don't suppose that is how life-walking is supposed to go - you leave when things get tough. On the other hand, we do need to be smart about what we do do. Their family is in a huge crisis right now. We will pray for wisdom, try and use that wisdom, while at the same time be kind and compassionate. That is what Jesus wants us to do. Right now that seems to be to not rescue them from their current crisis but let it play out. And help William get into rehab. Nothing gets better until the substance abuse gets dealt with.