“Anytime we accuse God of unfairness, we are actually doubting his goodness.”

A thought from Rick Warren (2012-10-23) from his book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (p. 420). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

There are phrases that are there for us to say that are phrases that don’t need to be said. Like the phrase, “Life isn’t fair.” Of course it isn’t. But that is not where we need to dwell.

Now I start each day with the phrase, “God is good.” That gives me the focus that everything that happens to me may not be fair or may not be good but as it goes through a good God then it is changed into something that happens for my good.

But it is so easy to hit the “live isn’t fair” button.

Rick says, “Anytime I accuse God of being unfair, I am foolishly implying, ‘God, I’d make a better god than you, because if I was God, I’d be more fair than you are.’ The next time you start to rant about God’s unfairness to you, remind yourself of these facts: 1. Everything I have is an undeserved gift from God. I wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for God’s grace. The next breath of air I take is a gift of God. 2. I don’t know what God knows and I can’t see what God sees, so I should trust him. 3. Life on earth is unfair because of sin, not because of God. Our rebellion against God has broken everything on the planet. This isn’t heaven, where everything works perfectly. Nothing works perfectly here. 4. God sent Jesus to save us from the judgment day when he will balance the books, right all wrongs, and administer justice. 5. It was not fair for Jesus to die in my place for my sins. But he did.”

The key is to trust God when your life seems unfair.

So are you living in the world of life isn’t fair?

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