We all have done it. We all do it. We all will continue to do it. That is, believe that life is unfair. When things don't go how we want them too, whether voiced loudly, muttered softly, or thought to oneself, the words "this is so unfair" flood the body. All week I have been struggling with this. As teammates giddily talk about the upcoming weekend races in New York City, I, for one, am forever destined to be sidelined from all of the festivities. But, it's not because the fall happened, or the failure to input an entry time happened, or that God just thought that I didn't deserve it...it's because life happened. Well, if you haven't already come to realize it, let me be one to say it, life was not designed to be fair for us. If everything worked out for every single one of us all of the time, then what need would we have for God? And, like I have said a million times before today, God wants us to need Him. With that being said, why should He create a world of total and complete fairness? The funniest part about this whole thing though, is that we actually act like we deserve to have this ideal life of fairness. God offered His son as a sacrifice for ALL of OUR sins, watched as they drove nails into his palms and feet, let Him DIE for OUR sake. You wanna talk fair? If life was fair, we would all be on the express way to Hell, before we even knew we had boarded the train. Now let me ask you (and myself), do you still wish for that fair life? I am going to assume that most of you said No, as did I. We shouldn't be jealous of who has better hair, who has more money, who gets to go to the big races, or who has the hottest boyfriend, because God doesn't take that into account in the end. He loves us all the same and will fulfill all of our desires once we reach His Kingdom of Heaven. So today I am going to pray to God about fairness. Below, I have written a prayer that I hope all of you will pray to Him as well:
Heavenly Father. Today I pray to you about fairness. I pray that you will rid my life of jealousy and the upsetting feelings of life being unfair for ME. For in all truthfulness, if like were fair, I should not be allowed the opportunity to enter into your Kingdom. I pray that you will give me the strength to overcome all of the obstacles, hand in hand with you, in the future that may lead me back to my selfish feelings of unfairness. I also want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to live a life full of blessings, and pray that I will continue to live my life in humility and servitude to You. All this I ask in your name. Amen
So next time you think about life being unfair for you, think about this...God could have let us ride the express train straight to hell with no chance of getting off, but instead He pulled the brakes, and came to a halt at Station 1: Life.
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