I am in need of some advice

dawson9b7b

I have never done this before but I am in need of some advice. I have been on my knees in prayer over this situation and would just like to hear what some Godly women would have to share. This may sound really silly or even petty but I need someone's thoughts other than my own. I have 2 sisters, one is saved, the other claims she is saved but is in bondage to a lot of things. Anyway that is not this particular issue. The sister who has issues has asked me to take her son's senior pictures, I said yes and we set up the time. No one showed up, no one called. We set up another time to take them, no one showed, no one called. Here is the thing, my other sister, who is older than me and I look up to her and do admire her walk with the Lord, shares with me after I told her the whole situation and my frustrations of not wanting to do the pictures at all tells me to do it anyway because it is the right thing to do. I feel as if I'm being taking advantage of. I have set my time aside, changed plans to do this and she doesn't even inform me that she can't make it. Because I am a Christian, should I just let her do this to me over and over again? Forgiveness isn't the issue; I would forgive my sisters' both of anything. Should I just keep setting up dates only for her not to show or call? My older sister's response is what bothers me the most because although she is a great Christian - she is such the enabler. So anyway, Sisters out there - I am seeking Godly advice on this. If I am being petty, tell me (gently) but shouldn't we, as Christians, draw the line somewhere on people taking advantage of us?
Seeking God's Will,

BrianCalgary

I am a man, so I can't give you womanly advice. But my two cents worth is to forget about taking the pictures.

The Christian thing to do would be to forgive, but not to get stung again.

pope_alx

Discipline is all a part of love, so are boundaries. We all have a crown as Christians and should not let anyone take it; this means standing up for what we know is right and setting boundaries and respecting them. If you don't respect your own boundaries, how do you expect someone else to? Look around on sermonsnacks.com and let God speak to you through His word. We all have authority and responsibility over our own domain (some have a larger domain than others) and people should know to respect that, otherwise they are not acting in love and we are not teaching them love.