To do what's hard or what's easy?

In life we have many decisions to make. Some undoubtedly are easier than others. What do I eat for breakfast? What do I wear to work? Coffee or Tea? So many decisions but these decisions are easy compared to the important ones. For example, you see a kid shoplifting in a store. Do you go to an employee and inform them of the thief or do you look the other way? Some man is attacking a lady in an alley. What do you do? I once was at a stop light and saw about three young boys attacking a teenage girl on a bus stop. At first when I heard her scream and looked it seemed as if it was just kids playing but as I continued to observe I realized she was being attacked. My first reaction was to put my car in park and get out to help her. Right as I was getting in gear to do just that a few men who also were at the light got out to help. We were at a very busy intersection with tons of cars but only a few men stepped out.

You have a friend who is being abused by their mate. Do you tell yourself because the friend allows it to happen it's none of your business and walk away? Do you not get involved and try to help your friend or do you take action even though you know that your friend is to afraid to help themselves? Tough questions! Hard decisions!

It's easy to tell yourself, "It's not my problem and not get involved to help but is that the right thing to do?" If the victim was you, what would you want the observer to do? Ask yourself these questions the next time you find yourself in a position to help someone. The person may not even appreciate it in the crust of it all. Look at Jesus! He was proactive and was betrayed. We who believe revere him to this day.

Don't be afraid to act! Don't be afraid to get involved! If we all had the courage to do the hard things the world would be a better place. There would be less abuse and fewer bullies in our space.

Do you have the courage to make the hard decisions or do you make the easy ones? Tell me why either way! Let's chat about it.