As a little girl, I would complain that something wasn’t fair. My mom would say but life isn’t fair, it’s something you must accept. There are bad things that happen to good people. There are things that happen that we simply cannot, and will not ever understand. I wish good things always happened for good people, and that evil people were sometimes repaid with evil, but unfortunately, that is not how it works.
In the last two weeks I have watched someone I know lose both of her twins in a senseless car wreck with a drunk driver. A good friend of my fathers was killed in a car wreck while visiting his daughter. I have a cousin who lays in the hospital fighting for her life with Covid. The people of Afghanistan are in a horrible situation that I can’t even fathom. My father in law daily fights for his life, and the bad news just keeps coming.
No, life is for sure not fair. Some are blessed, and some no matter how hard they work will barely have anything. Some will never know illness, and some never escape it. Some will have children that they never take care of while others no matter their best efforts, we’re never able to have any. Some will be abused, some abandoned, some hungry and homeless.
I truly have no answers as to why such things happen in life. It makes me sad. I have hurt in my life, and I hurt for others. The only hope I can offer is the word that I once received from a preacher during some of my darkest days. He pointed his finger at me and said there is a purpose to your pain. That day, I didn’t understand that, nor did I want to hear it, but years later, it has brought me some comfort. We might ask why there is such a pain, and although I will truly never understand, I know that in days of pain God has brought me peace that cannot be explained either.
To those suffering today, keep going! Keep fighting through those tough days! I know those loved ones you have lost would want you to continue on, keep their memories alive, and fight the good fight of faith! The days may be dark, long and hard, but we must dig deep to find the strength deep in our soul to keep living the purpose that we were put here on earth to do. For somebody today needs us and our gifts!
Let’s keep keeping on! I pray that all of those who are suffering will somehow and someway be able to get out of bed, to keep living despite their pain, despite not understanding, wipe their tears and keep walking forward! Hand in hand, together in love, let’s all be the support, and the good in the world that we need to be to all of those around us!
Do I understand the pain? No! Life isn’t fair, but just know that I am praying for you, just as others prayed for me. I love you and I hurt with you! Together we can make it through this thing called life. For those complaining that their life is bad, try to look around to the horrible things happening to others, and put that in perspective. Life is hard, but there is some good in each day we wake up.
I will leave you with one of my favorite scriptures. It says in part, weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning!
With love for you all,
Shauna
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