What if They are a Constant String of Emergencies?

Far too many people live lives of constant emergency and make conscious choices everyday to live that way.

• I ran out of gas (lack of presence or planning)
• I broke down and some angel person rescued me (it happens but how often).  TK rescues Nemrow.
• Living "paycheck to paycheck"
• the homeless (the central misnomer)
• Not living in a house or apartment is rarely the worst of their problems. And getting a place to live often exacerbates their problems with added responsibilities.
• It's not my fault.
• That is rarely true.

Most people choose their circumstances. 

A very small group is truly disabled and most of those can live successfully within extended families.  There cannot be a correlation between "homelessness" and disability, if we say that everyone living in tent cities and sidewalks are incapable of doing more for themselves. Balderdash.

Many people DON'T want rigorous lives

Everyone is concerned that churches are emptying, but they shouldn't worry about it.

Wheat and tares.

Clearing out the baffles in seeing more tares.

Don't beat yourself up as the parents of people who stray, or are not interested in exaltation. Rathole exploring may convince some to change for the better, but I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't work reliably.

Rigor is a tough thing to embrace. I like the word 'rigor' because it speaks to one's attitude toward the goal. 

God put us through mortality to see if we will pursue His sort of life with rigor, or be valiant, which is how scripture and prophets proclaim it.

being a bit too cavalier

I don't think people get too upset at the occasional need to rescue a person from an emergency. Cars break down, phone service lapses, disasters strike and rob us of the resources we usually have. However, too many people invite ruin daily or go limp instead of applying more rigor. Drugs and sloth are too often accepted as excuses that should impel others to swoop in for rescue. No one minds helping victims of events, but it is tiresome when the aid given is quickly gone and there are constant calls for more and more help. These seemingly permanent needy people should never be styled as victims or excusable.

Those who think and act responsibly should not be overly concerned for the non-rigorous around us. They have trashy places or no place at all and we have a christian obligation  to provide food, clothing, and visits.