"NO FAIR!"

“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

 - Matthew 5:43-48

"IT'S NOT FAIR!" Have you ever heard someone say that? Have you ever said that? I said it many times over the course of my life thus far.  Someone gets the promotion or job you wanted; someone hits the lottery; someone finds $100 in the parking lot; someone has the life we wanted and it's not fair so we blame God. Why?

Does God make the rain fall on one person and not another? Does God send the sun to warm one person but not another? Let's take it a little further. Does God offer His love, forgiveness, and mercy to one but not another? No, God offers to all.

When God brings rain, some will complain about the weather while some will dance it it. When God brings the sun, some will gripe about the heat while some enjoy the day. When God offers His love, forgiveness and mercy, some will say "I don't need anything from God. I've got this", while some are so grateful for His gifts that they follow and trust Him.

This world is not fair. Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. What makes believers different? We share what God has given with others, even with those who don't appreciate it.