Dude, I know homeless people that are homeless because they trade their subsidized housing for drugs. I agree we could eliminate a lot of homelessness by helping the less fortunate, but there is a faction of the homeless that absolutely will remain that way unless the Lord does a miracle in their hearts and minds.
I am also in recovery. You can and should offer help to people. But they have to want it. Unfortunately you can’t make them want it. I always leave the door open, but I don’t chase them with what they don’t want. I encourage them though. BTW I’m basically a glorified, well-paid social worker and I do work with the homeless. I have seen miracles and it keeps me going. Even if you only are able to help 1 in 100 it’s totally worth it.
But I will say in my own personal experience, drying out isn’t enough. Even if I couldn’t have got drugs or alcohol, I was pretty miserable before which is why I started using. Gotta be willing to put the hard work in. If you aren’t, then people tend to find other destructive/noxious behavior to engage in.
So I’m definitely not callous. But I am realistic.
Mike Lindell comes to mind. He went from a nobody with drug problems to successful businessman to becoming one of the leaders of the modern patriot movement
Dude, I know homeless people that are homeless because they trade their subsidized housing for drugs. I agree we could eliminate a lot of homelessness by helping the less fortunate, but there is a faction of the homeless that absolutely will remain that way unless the Lord does a miracle in their hearts and minds.
I am also in recovery. You can and should offer help to people. But they have to want it. Unfortunately you can’t make them want it. I always leave the door open, but I don’t chase them with what they don’t want. I encourage them though. BTW I’m basically a glorified, well-paid social worker and I do work with the homeless. I have seen miracles and it keeps me going. Even if you only are able to help 1 in 100 it’s totally worth it.
But I will say in my own personal experience, drying out isn’t enough. Even if I couldn’t have got drugs or alcohol, I was pretty miserable before which is why I started using. Gotta be willing to put the hard work in. If you aren’t, then people tend to find other destructive/noxious behavior to engage in.
So I’m definitely not callous. But I am realistic.
Mike Lindell comes to mind. He went from a nobody with drug problems to successful businessman to becoming one of the leaders of the modern patriot movement