in due time.

'Fret not yourself because of evildoers;

be not envious of wrongdoers! 

For they will soon fade like grass and wither like the green herb.

Trust in the Lord, and do good;

dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

Delight yourself in the Lord,

and He will give you the desires of your heart. 

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in Him, and He will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,

and your justice as the noonday.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him;

fret not yourself over the one who prospers in His way;

over the one who carries out evil devices!

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!

Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

For the evildoers shall be cut off,

but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit that land.'

Psalm 37:1-9

I love the relevancy of God's Word! 

No where do we hear that we need to act as though everything is fine and dandy and happy and lovely. There are blessed moments when this may be so, but there may be other moments--seasons perhaps--where the darkness is heavy and weariness and fear and anger are near companions. 

There are evildoers in this world--of which you and I are one! 

Although I don't murder and I don't steal, I do struggle with dislike, discontentment and disagreements. When I remember that I too am a sinner and God's righteousness has redeemed me and will sustain me, my perspective is challenged and if I will allow--my perspective will be changed. 

There will be unfairness in life. 

There will be the 'underserving' who will prosper in their ways while we are still waiting for God to fulfill the desires of our hearts. The barren woman waits to love and nurture a child while the wild woman conceives and conceives again only to abort, abandon or mistreat. There are evils in this world to which there is no other response other than the heavy curse of sin that covers the earth and those in it. 

While all of these issues of unfairness are undoubtedly present and real and relevant...

so is the steadfast love and faithfulness of our sweet Savior. 

When my eyes turn from the world around me, 

to His sanctuary;

from the hurt I carry to the cross He carried in my place;

from my idea of blessing 

to the abundance of blessing already lavished upon me...

it is then I begin to see His face, 

experience His love and faithfulness

and understand what it means to truly delight myself in the Lord. 

When in my weariness, I take hold of Scripture and claim its truth over my life,

when I commit to trusting in the Lord, doing good, dwelling in the land that He has me in at this moment rather than wishing for something different...

when I befriend faithfulness and commit my way to the Lord

knowing that in His perfect timing He will act...

it is in that place I will find gratitude. blessing. hope. peace. 

and to those things

I will cling to. 

I will let go of the bitterness and no longer allow it to rob and ravage my relationships, my mind and my future. 

I will let go of envy and resentment.

I will instead take up joy and thanksgiving.

Hope and rest. 

Knowing that in due time, my righteousness will shine like the sun and my justice as the noonday. 

In due time. In due time. 

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