No intention to sin, but did would this be considered a sin?

[Cupcake143]

Yesterday at work (office), I started to feel light-headed and I know how my body is, so I felt like I was going to faint but it wasn’t so bad yet. I just thought I should eat something before it got worse… so I looked in the drawer by the desk and there was snacks, and there is a girl I work with who puts some of her snacks in there, so I called her desk and asked if I could have one of them and she said yea. I ate a little bit of it, but it wasn’t helping. I knew I needed orange juice or some sugar. So, I got up and I felt even worse, so I sat down real quick. I started to get up and walked real quick to the kitchen. I looked into the fridge, and I was feeling so desperate because I was about to faint in any second, so I grabbed a mountain dew (I hate soda, especially mountain dew), but I needed something. It didn’t help, and I started to get even more dizzy … I didn’t know what to do. I saw someone’s orange juice, and I drank some of it… there wasn’t a lot in it, but it was helping so I saw another orange juice bottle that was opened and I wiped the cap and drank some more. I drank a little bit of water, and I felt much better. I ended up being fine. But, was it a sin that I took someone’s drinks? I told my boss about what happened though, and he was just worried about me. He told me who the mountain dew’s belonged to, but I have no idea who the juices were. I can buy another mountain dew for him, but was I stealing when I drank the orange juice since it wasn’t mine???

 

[reconman]

. I can buy another mountain dew for him, but was I stealing when I drank the orange juice since it wasn’t mine???

ehh. Just go buy a couple bottles of juice and the mountain dew, put 'em in the fridge, and don’t worry about it. You could even leave a short note on them, explaining what happened, if you wish. But i certainly wouldn’t fret over this.

 

[robwar]

it sounds like you might be suffering from low sugar and you need to go to the Dr sooner than later. Since you were in a medical crisis I would think that you were not sinning because you normally would not have taken food that was not yours. OJ is one thing that those who suffer from low sugar use to help themselves when they are in a crisis such as yours. If you don’t really know whose OJ it was, consider that maybe some angel put it there for your to use in your crisis. You really need to get checked and then consider having OJ on hand for yourself if this should happen again. May God bring you healing.

 

[Cupcake143]

ehh. Just go buy a couple bottles of juice and the mountain dew, put 'em in the fridge, and don’t worry about it. You could even leave a short note on them, explaining what happened, if you wish. But i certainly wouldn’t fret over this.

Yes, I think I will just buy 2 small bottles of juice and mountain dew and put them in the fridge… hopefully they will feel free to take it on their own without the note. Thank you

 

[Cupcake143]

it sounds like you might be suffering from low sugar and you need to go to the Dr sooner than later. Since you were in a medical crisis I would think that you were not sinning because you normally would not have taken food that was not yours. OJ is one thing that those who suffer from low sugar use to help themselves when they are in a crisis such as yours. If you don’t really know whose OJ it was, consider that maybe some angel put it there for your to use in your crisis. You really need to get checked and then consider having OJ on hand for yourself if this should happen again. May God bring you healing.

Those natural juices made by the brand NAKED actually really help, but weren’t on hand. Thank you so much for your kind words, God Bless you!

 

[The_Scott]

You were in full-fledged panic mode. Your mind wasn’t thinking clearly because of this episode. No son there, I would say.

 

[robwar]

You were in full-fledged panic mode. Your mind wasn’t thinking clearly because of this episode. No son there, I would say.

The symptoms she described fit someone whose sugar dipped too low and the fact that the OJ helped her come out supports this. I’ve know many diabetic/hypoglycemic and these are the symptoms they have when their sugar is too low. She was very fortunate to have the OJ there or she probably would have passed out if she did not drink it. I’m praying for the OP and honestly think it was God who provided her the OJ to drink.

 

[The_Scott]

You were in full-fledged panic mode. Your mind wasn’t thinking clearly because of this episode. No son there, I would say.

I just realized I typed “son” instead of “sin.” Woops.

 

[TheRealJuliane]

I just realized I typed “son” instead of “sin.” Woops.

Don’t worry, that’s not a sin.

 

[Cupcake143]

The symptoms she described fit someone whose sugar dipped too low and the fact that the OJ helped her come out supports this. I’ve know many diabetic/hypoglycemic and these are the symptoms they have when their sugar is too low. She was very fortunate to have the OJ there or she probably would have passed out if she did not drink it. I’m praying for the OP and honestly think it was God who provided her the OJ to drink.

I think it was God too , thank you! … But, I read about some of the symptoms on hypoglycemia and the only one I seem to have is the dizziness, but I usually think it’s because maybe I didn’t eat enough. The day before this happened I didn’t eat as much as I usually do, and I had little sleep, so I thought that could have been the reason. But, I do think since the OJ helped me, it was because I had low blood sugar. – sorry if this is a dumb question, but if I had low blood sugar once in a great while, would that mean I am still hypoglycemic??

 

[robwar]

yes, even if you did not eat properly that day or before, you should get yourself checked out.
low sugar is more than dizziness and I work with someone who is diabetic and when he doesn’t eat or take a proper break, his sugar get low and he does go into a panic type state like what you described. Low sugar is just a dangerous as high and you can pass out. Also, you would not want this to happen if lets say you were driving or alone. There is no harm in getting checked out and if there is nothing wrong then praise God. But if you are starting to become hypoglycemic then you want to take care of that ASAP. God bless you and I am praying for you.

 

[Catholic80]

but was I stealing when I drank the orange juice since it wasn’t mine???

If a diabetic had taken insulin and was going into shock because his blood sugar was dropping, and he started having a seizure that could leave him brain damaged, would you grab those juices and give it to him, or leave him to continue seizing with the possibility of severe consequences?

I hope that you would “steal” the juice to save his life.

Your situation wasn’t as severe, but if you were having a hypoglycemic attack, which it sounds like you were, then you needed to bring your sugar up fast! A hypoglycemic attack left untreated can lead to seizure, passing out, and other dangers. Your intent was not to harm, but to HELP. There is no sin in that. It’s like the Pharisees who argued that the apostles were eating the grains of wheat on the Sabbath. They were hungry too!

You had no ill intention, and you even want to replace the juice, so replace it. If the juice had been mine, I would have been upset if you hadn’t taken it because your health is more important.