There are people in my life, and there are those who have passed through, that are just not nice. They are mean, they lie, they steal, they use others, they cheat and they don’t follow God in any way. And yet…their lives go on just fine.
It makes me so mad!
They are awful people and yet they have good jobs, they drive fancy cars, live in fancy homes, have fancy friends, are seemingly happy, and loving life. And I hate it! I want them to get what they deserve! I want them to suffer for their choices! I want payback!
That may seem a bit extreme for you and maybe only a few of us have ever thought this way, but just in case you’ve secretly wished the worst for someone I’m going to lead you to a passage that I love and keep marked in my Bible for easy access. Plus it proves I’m not the only one who has felt this way.
Psalm 73. Take time and read it.
The first half is basically the way I often feel. A complaint about all the good things that happen to bad people. And the unfairness of it all. Then we hit the key word: Until. If you write in your Bible make sure to underline that one word because that is when the story takes quite a turn.
“When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me— Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.” Psalm 73:16-17
The second half of that chapter goes on to talk about their end without God in their lives and the author’s whole tone changes.
Anytime I find myself feeling that same way, I read this chapter and I end up feeling sorry for the one I want to suffer. I end up wishing that they would know God rather than have a miserable existence on this planet. I end up changing MY whole tone.
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by: Dayspring Boldt Broxton