How To Respond When Life Seems Unfair
Have you ever found yourself in a situation that seemed very unfair? If so, you know that it can be extremely frustrating to say the least. It is easy to give advice when it’s someone else that is going through a difficult season. But when it’s our turn to face difficult circumstances, all of a sudden, our words of encouragement seem to go straight out the window.
I have gone through some pretty tough seasons in my life, and I will be the first to tell you that waiting on God can be extremely hard. I will also tell you that when I look back on every one of those difficult seasons, I can see how God was drawing me closer and closer to Him. He was using the circumstance that I was in as a catalyst to change my heart and to open my eyes to see past the circumstance and to see Him.
You see He knows just how long to leave us in the fire as He is transforming us to look more and more like Him. The more we resist and fight the process the longer we will stay in the fire of change. Don’t complain and don’t resist. God is transforming you and preparing you so that you will be strong enough and wise enough to handle the next assignment that He has for you.
So today I want to encourage you to trust God and to trust His unquestionable love for you. Remember, what He is allowing you to go through, is happening for you and not to you.
Things That Will Encourage You While You Are Waiting
- Pray daily and ask God for direction, strength and clarity.
- Read God’s Word daily. It will calm your anxieties and give you peace in the midst of your storm.
- Journal, write your feelings down. This will help you to process your thoughts and emotions.
- Have a Christian friend that you can be accountable to, and that will pray for you.
- Try to be still for 15-30 minutes each day and listen for God’s voice.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Psalm 55:22
22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 9:9-10
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 1:2-4
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Matthew 11:28
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
