Many children’s
sports teams no longer keep score during their games because they do not want to
end up with “winners” and a “losers”. While
I understand what they are trying to do, the reality is that, at some point,
everyone must face the fact that life is not always fair and even. Some get
more and some get less.
The
question then becomes, “If God is so good, why doesn’t he make sure everyone is
treated the same? Why is life
unfair?”
I
certainly do not have all the answers, but let me give you two thoughts that
may help you to at least see this unfairness in a different light.
First,
things are uneven because we are unique.
If everyone was exactly the same, it would be easy to make sure life was
fair and equitable. However, Psalm 139
reminds that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (verse 14) in exactly the
way God wanted us to be and that means that each of us will have our own
skills, talents and experiences. We all
start from different places and we are on our own journey. Each of those journeys can be good, but they cannot
be the same.
Second,
the unfair parts of life provide an opportunity for us to serve one another. In fact, God’s people are commanded to,
“Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless [and] maintain the rights of poor
and oppressed” (Psalm 82:3). James 1:27 says,
“Religion that God our father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look
after orphans and widows in their distress”.
It seems that God is not happy about unfair things either and he is
waiting for us to do something about them.
Ultimately,
at the end of time, God will make things right.
Until then, that job belongs to you and me. Therefore, when you see injustice, it is a
call action. When you notice something
that is unfair, it is your chance to step in and show the love of God.
This
will not fix everything, right all the wrongs or offer much comfort to the broken-hearted. However, bad things can be made better when
we simply choose to run toward those who are in need rather than away from them.
Jesus
said, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14) and, of course, lights
are best seen in the dark.
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