Annie is hypoglycemic. She carries food around with her at all times, because when her blood sugar drops she falls apart. She gets really weak, can’t think straight and often has to fight an uphill battle just to get food in her mouth. She says that struggling with this has completely changed her views on issues of Christianity, sin and human nature. She says that unless people have their basic needs met; don’t even talk to them about Jesus, or their need to confront their dishonesty, or how they could get ahead when if they got an education. First, they need food.
Turns out she didn’t make this up. This concept is called “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”. Only when the lower level of needs are met can someone move up the pyramid. I think this concept that really helped me see people and their situations differently, and removed some judgment and criticism in my life that I didn’t even know I had.
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i agree--we need to be so much more holistic in how we deal with people in need
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