The Handicapped

What would happen if you saw a handicapped person hobbling around and you criticized them for being too slow or getting in your way and you talked bad about them yelled at them? That wouldn’t seem right would it?

What about folks who have behaviors that are annoying like those with quick tempers or who have the habit of blaming others for their own mistakes or laziness or complainers, etc.?

I tend to think of folks with behavior issues as also being handicapped.

Maybe life has handicapped them emotionally and they are a product of their experiences. Maybe they can’t help themselves for their behaviors and it won’t do a bit of good if we call them names (morons, idiots, etc.) or even think of them in terms like that.

Here’s the thing… we may not be able to heal the physically handicapped but God’s word can do wonders for the emotionally crippled of the world. That healing process begins with his doctor/soldiers having the right attitude.

Even if the emotionally handicapped can’t be healed... can we blame them and treat them poorly for a handicap?