When I was a kid growing up in Charleston, we had a slogan, "I don't know why he hates me; I have never done anything FOR him!" Everyone laughed because it is a preposterous statement and the preposition "For" should seem to read "TO" to make better sense. But the statement, as it is written, has some deep-seated meaning and truths. I have seen it time and time again during my 74 years of living.
And I am seeing it again. I have just gone way, way out of my way to help some people and have continued to do so until I have decided that I have stood as an hindrance, instead of a help, to the point that they no longer try to find their own help. So I am in the process of closing the door to the help and they have reacted with no trace of thanks; just acrimony that I am not continuing to fund their way of life. It is just one more example of the old slogan! I just never learn the lesson and avoid the outcome because it is not who I am or want to be!
David wrote in Psalm 23:5: "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." King David knew that God would take care of him in spite of those people out there who were new enemies or old enemies. Yes, Lord, my cup, indeed "runneth over". Let me separate from those who need to find their own way. Perhaps, it is way past time for me to move on and reach out to others who need my help and encouragement.
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