Ever Wonder Why?

SO, I was on my way to work the other morning and as I sat at a red light I just happened to look over and see a homeless gentleman all curled up on a bench with a blanket thrown over him and he was smoking a cigarette. I could not help but to think about the sermon that we had only two weeks ago that basically said that things that break Gods heart, should break ours. We should pray for the lost, and hurt for the ones that are hurting. Well, this then started to bring on more thoughts, like I wonder why he was there, in that particular place. Not off under a bridge, or in an alley. He was there in plain sight on a main road. Then I could not help but wonder, why he would choose to be that way. Yes I said choose, 75% of the homeless population is because they choose to be homeless. Now, did this man choose this life, I can not say, I can wonder why, and know that at any minute with the way things are going now this too could happen to me. I could at any minute lose my job, or Ken could lose his and we too could find ourselves homeless. Now, on a different train, I am thinking, that could not be to bad. You have no worries, other than someone else taking your stuff or messing with you while you sleep. But there are no responsibilities. You can fish all day or sleep, there are shelters that will feed you and keep you warm at night. Then I thought nope, that is not for me. Although I am very stresses with my Job I am thankful to say I have one. My heart did hurt for that man, not because he was homeless, he is probably better off than me. But because he looked sad, and that broke my heart. My prayer is that I am more sensitive to matters like this, and others feelings. I pray that the things that break Gods heart, breaks mine and I can then lift them up in prayer. So, now your asking why I wrote this, who knows, I just know for some strange reason that man has been with me for several days now, and I don't know why. Oh, well, just leaves the door open for more blogging.