Why Me?

Romans 9:16-18         It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

Many of our clients have survived life threatening activities. Some were not killed while driving drunk for the 5^th or 6^th time. Men came home from war and fell into drug use, main-lining heroin for years. They never over-dosed or contracted Hepatitis C, nor HIV. Women have lived on the streets as prostitutes for years. A young mom lived with an abusive husband since she was sixteen years old. All of these clients share a common event, they survived long enough to come to the Mission.

The sad side of these events is that there are many men and women, young and old, who died under the same circumstances. Each day we read in the news of such deaths. Many more people are trapped in these lifestyles each day. Some survive to find help, others die along the way.

“Why me?” is a question heard from these clients when they get to the Mission. It is a wonderful question from which to talk about God’s love for each of them. I cannot answer them with details as to why a close friend died and they survived. Only God knows that answer. But the good news for them is that they have the opportunity to ask God that question now that they are here.

They survived because God wanted them to ask us that question. He wanted these clients at the Mission so we could invite them to hear of God’s love for them in Christ. They now have a unique opportunity to repent of their sins and draw close to God, seek His face and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in their lives.  Now that they are here, the Mission prays for God to heal, help and restore them for His glory. That’s why.