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Maranatha Devotional
It's Not Fair!
Monday, August 13, 2018
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My mom was always ready to share one of her gems when I was growing up; you could call them life lessons. But one of the most frustrating sayings she offered was whenever I would be crying about the unfairness or mistreatment I had suffered at the hands of others. Sometimes I hadn't even finished telling her all the wrongs done to me before I'd hear her sing-song voice say, "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me; I guess I'll go to the garden and eat worms!" WORMS? Is this the best you have to offer to someone who has endured insults, attacks, lies, indignities and UNFAIRNESS?
In many ways I hear David's voice echoing my words as he pleads with God to exact revenge on his behalf against his enemies. We have to realize the world does not revolve around us and sometimes there are much more important issues at hand. How many times have my ways, my plans, my thoughts not been in sync with God's ways and plans? Sometimes God, like Mom, has to shake me verbally, so I realize that my feelings and whining have nothing to do with God's ways and will. I believe David, like I, needed a reality check of who is in control and what is really important in our lives. How about you; do you need a reality check on your whining?
Like David; "My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long."
David Blythe
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