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Where do we draw the line? need advise

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Hi guys, I just need a little advise

A while ago made friends with an under privileged teenager and started giving him lifts to home group and some church events.
Recently I got a blackberry phone upgrade so gave him my old blackberry.

However everytime he wants to speak to me he sends me a please call me.
In the beginning it was ok but then got a bit much.
The past weekend after the 2nd please call me I tried to call and he didn't answer.
He then tried to call me on reverse charge blatantly saying I must pay for it.

I'm now seriously feeling feeling taken advantage off. No matter how much I do nothing seems enough for him.
I don't expect any thanks or any acknowledgement for the things I do for people (I'm like that)
However when I get disrespected or taken advantage of in return I don't take that too well.

I'm just curious where draw the line between that and showing God's love.
Am I just being a jerk?

Also that same kid was told by his guardian (who's paying for his school fees) not to go out at night anymore due to his grades doing bad. (Including home group/cell)

Last home group he still confirms with our home group leader that he's coming.
I was told by a friend not to fetch him as per his guardian's (a paster in our church) instuctions

At home group as usual he still spams my lift club's phones with please call me's obviously wondering why we aren't fetching him
I'm taking it that he not only has appreciation issues but also a disregard for authority.

I really don't know what to do with him.:confused:
 

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God gives us the Nuts, but He does not crack them for us.

We should not do for people what they can do for themselves. It's the old
teach a man to fish rule. . .

Actions have consequences=We do no one a favor when we decide to EXEMPT

them from a consequence that is in the natural order of things. If he's on restriction

for grades or behaviors, this is not your issue.

You need do nothing-grades up priviledge(s) restored. Remember if some one (ANY ONE) is asking you for anything you have the right to say no (without guilt) if they
are not asking they are demanding which no one has the right to do.

It's called boundries and you have the right to set them.

I beleive we should give people a hand UP opposed to hand outs. . . JMHO
 
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