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Please Stop Giving Things to ALL Other Humans!!!!

Jun28
2011 13 Comments Written by Aaron Reddin

This has gone on long enough and the risk is just too high to continue giving things to people. It’s just not worth the risk anymore. Especially not in “this” economy.

The only thing we can do at this point is to just stop.

Stop giving Christmas gifts. Stop giving birthday gifts. Stop helping your kids with their first car. And certainly stop helping them pay for college!! Just stop it!!

Stop giving your teenagers lunch money. Stop giving people directions. Stop giving things to people! I can’t stress it enough!!

Because the risk is very high and chances are that those Christmas or birthday gifts may be sold, returned or even RE-GIFTED!!!

There’s a good chance that after you buy your kid a car, they’re going to break the speed limit with that gift! They could even get a ticket! And if we’re really honest, they’re probably gonna have sex in it!!! OMG!!!

And college? Don’t you know what happens there? I’m not going to help somebody pay for college if they’re gonna go to drinking parties and maybe even be exposed to marijuana or something like that! What if they tried it! I’m not contributing to that!

And that lunch money you’re giving your kids? Probably buying baseball cards or maybe even a buddy’s dad’s old Playboy magazine that buddy stole!! I’ll have no part of that. They can find a way to get food on their own!!

And for the sake of all that is good and holy, what about those HOMELESS people?!?!?!

What if God decided to never give me another blessing that He knew I would turn around and use for something I shouldn’t??  Or maybe He just suspected that I MIGHT use it for something I shouldn’t?

But He gives to me still. Abundantly. Knowing that with most of the blessings He has given me in my life I will turn around and break His heart with in some way or another. I’m glad He never stops giving. Never.

Who are we to determine the condition of someone’s heart when giving? How are we even justified in calling it a gift if we attach strings and conditions?

Jesus says to “give to anyone who asks.”

I don’t think He was joking.

And I don’t think He gave us a right to give based on our perception (or prediction) of one’s heart and/or actions.

“Give to anyone who asks.” – Jesus in Luke 6:30

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  • http://kelli-marksthespot.blogspot.com/ Kelli Marks

    I absolutely hate those boxes. I think they’re stupid and wrong. I think the approach was wrong. I think the idea of pooling money to help the homeless in a bigger and better way is a good thought, but the copy? It made me shudder every time I saw it. 

    • http://aaronreddin.com Aaron Reddin

      I’m with you.  Completely!  Thanks for reading and commenting!  

  • Solita

    Wow!  where does the money go that goes in the box?  -

    • http://aaronreddin.com Aaron Reddin

      your guess is better than mine….

  • http://www.facebook.com/Arkangel8654 Nelda Barnard

    So, who defines what is “truly homeless”?

    • http://aaronreddin.com Aaron Reddin

      Clearly Mayor Mark Stodola does that…

  • Miles

    Amazing post. Was nodding my head the whole time and I was hoping the last picture wasn’t real…but it is. :-/

  • Hot Dog Mike

    i sat it on the box.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20614686 Lauren Elizabeth Ellis

    Annnd, how much of what’s in that box goes to administrative costs like $115,000 salaries? Sorry, I’d rather straight up give somebody $5 than put $5 in a box and $4.97 go to put gas in some d-bag administrator’s Tahoe.

    • http://aaronreddin.com Aaron Reddin

      KA-BOOOOOOM!!!!!!

  • http://www.mustardseedyear.com Jason Wert

    If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my four plus months of unemployment, it’s that you don’t have to worry about Christians doing things that would make you necessitate the title of your blog. ;)

  • http://twitter.com/DanMcMonagle Dan McMonagle

    I like to give actual food instead of cash when I can, but just handing off the cash is a lot easier.  Depending where you’re at, there can be so many in need, you can’t possibly give to all without depleting your own supply.  But you’re absolutely right — Jesus didn’t call us to judge people before giving, he just told us to give.

    Want to start a movement?  We could do a combination weight loss/feed the homeless program together:  when you go out to pick up lunch while at work, split it in half, then give half to a homeless person.  You didn’t really need the footlong sub anyway, and you’ll help ease hunger…..

  • http://twitter.com/slowdeck slowdeck

    “Help those who are truly homeless?” What a douche move to dare to put something like that on the box! I’ve got change for the better, I’ll give it to the people that these orgs won’t help! At some point there will be enough of us doing things the right way (for little or no money) that the system will be forced to change. I know it’s a pipe dream but I’m keeping it! … Now get off my lawn!

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