It's Just Not Fair
One of my co-workers, Beth, recently shared with our team such a good word that I'll try to do her justice and share it with you! Before she began, she handed a small brown lunch bag to each one of us around the table with the instruction not to open it yet. Once everyone had a bag, she told us to open the bag and look inside. As we all peered into our bags, she told us to take out what was inside. We each had a zip lock bag with a slight variation of contents. I looked at my bag and inside was half of a chocolate chip cookie. The natural inclination was to look at my neighbor's bag to see what SHE had. And she... had TWO WHOLE cookies inside her bag! As giggles, and a few "hey's", erupted around the table, Beth said, "Today, I'm going to talk about injustice". Ooph!
Immediately my mind went to a part of life that I went through that I really didn't like at all. In fact, there were many conversations I had with God when I said things like: this is not acceptable, God. I thought we had a deal. I would dedicate my life to serving You... and You would have my back and protect my family from the enemy. How could You, God??!! This just isn't fair!!
After I quit the mouthy anger tactic, I switched to the quiet anger method. God, in His faithfulness and mercy, kept me. He was more patient with me than I would have been with me. Then one day, as I was studying Job and telling Him I didn't understand why the last chapter read like a nice, neatly tied up new family package when Job couldn't possibly have been the same from the losses he had suffered. It was then God revealed His heart and His lesson for me to learn. I heard Him whisper, "I didn't want Job to stay the same... and I don't want YOU to remain the same."
My heart flooded with such gratitude. Grateful that He wouldn't give up on me. Grateful for His plan that is always, always higher and better than mine. Even when we go through loss - God has a divine plan. I'm so thankful that God has a way of turning the injustice of this life into justice in His time. Staying grateful is key. For gratitude - makes what we DO have - enough.
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