Thursday, November 20, 2008

Neigbor Concerns - Pr. 21:10

Pr. 21:10 - The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
 
I'm concerned because in our neighborhood, there are a couple of houses that have adolescence that are looking for trouble.  I have prayed for them, but certainly could do a more fervent job.  At our recent neighborhood gathering, they did not attend, but were the source of multiple conversations.  Those conversations were mostly hostile, involving the subject of guns (yikes). 
 
I didn't know what to say. I've had some encounters with these guys, and it is as if they wake up trying to figure out how to look criminal.  I had some older guitar magazines with some cool stuff in them that I gave them. (which contained hidden gospel tracts...I'm not a chicken!)  They seemed grateful, however, didn't say much.  Drugs are certainly involved. 
 
How do you reach neighbors like this without putting your children in jeopardy?  I'll certainly pray more.

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Frank Aragon
www.AragonBand.com

2 comments:

RobertC said...

This is Robert from TABC, I would strongly suggest contacting other neighbors in your area for their opinion on the matter. As long as they aren't endangering your children or your family, I don't believe there is much to do. Perhaps try to reach out and reason with them, a little gospel can go a long way.

Frank and Sara said...

Hey, Robert! Yea. right on.

My neighbors opinions are border line violent.
It's that whole question of do you put your family in harms way so they can hear the gospel?
Probably blowing way outta proportion. Thanks for the encouragement.