I know that folks get hurt. Perhaps they’ve hurt you as well. Sorry ‘bout that! Perhaps they’ve been shady for a really long time (bad choices piled high..), and they might never change. Many sadly don’t.. though they've had multiple opportunities to. No need to look down at, talk down to, or aid them in their wrong-doin’s and shadiness. If you don't you’re actually better off, and you know at least what you’re really dealing with.
Don’t throw down your pearls (much more valuable-precious and more personal than bags of cheap corn seed they like to walk on) before spiritual-swine ..so to speak (ya know what I mean..). They like to bite, to trample, to rend, to slice, to shred, and can be very dangerous. Have empathy, pray hard, use discernment, but I want you safe and in God's peace rather than burned out as a real enabler.
Jesus warned, “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces" (7.6matt.bible). See photo.
