Is It Worth It?

So this past week my brother car has been broken down so I have had to take him to school. On my way back from dropping him off I saw a guy hitch hiking and I decided to pick him up. I have picked up hitchers before and they are never "respectable people." It has not stopped me because they are in need of something that I can give them. Obviously I can give them a ride where they need to go, give them a meal, let them borrow my phone and most importantly talk to them about life. The first three things are easy to give them because everyone wants them and are more than happy when they let their pride down and accept my offer. The last thing I never directly bring up but they always do. The conversations always start with, "Why did you pick me up?" I always answer,"Why cant someone just do something nice for other people?" From there it differs on where the conversation goes but it ends with a prayer and me giving them my phone number.

Now here's for the real question- Is it worth it to pick up the possibly "bad" people, and possibly get hurt, robbed or something worse? Or is it better to take that risk and get the chance to share God's love with someone?

Obviously there's risk in picking up the individual but I have passed people up and the feeling in my gut makes me turn around. I feel bad for letting someone go and not sharing my blessings with them. I think every situation is different and each and everyone of us has to listen to God on what to do.

How many times do I ignore the Holy Spirit for my own selfish ambition?
Because really, all I wanted to do was go back to sleep and let that guy walk all the way back to South San Antonio. He didn't even know where he was; I had to tell him he was on the north side.

On a side note, what are your opinions on hitch hiking policy? What cool stories do you have that pertain to helping someone when you didn't have to? Or just some sort of comment.