Hang Out to Dry
After Mom washed our clothes and put them through the wringer, she took them to the clothesline to hang out to dry. Most days the clothes dried in sunshine and gentle breezes. However, they occasionally received the worst of weather:
- Storms
- Freezing rain
- Winds so strong clothes blew off the line
Whether good or bad weather, those clothes had no control over the winds that blew.
When we hang others out to dry, we desert them to face danger alone.
Like clothes in the wind, they have:
- No control over the situation.
- Little or no support
At times, we want to hurt or punish them. Other times, we simply want to avoid our own trouble.
I don’t know anyone who wants to hang out to dry.
Life is hard enough without others leaving us alone in a bad situation.
Neither should we hang anyone else out to dry.
When anyone deserts us or we desert someone else, remember the situation will eventually come out in the wash.
The Golden Rule tells us, “in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12 NIV).
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