Letting God Sort it Out

Have you ever been wronged?  How did you react?  What did you feel inside?  I think most, if not all of us, have been wronged at some point in our lives.  Chances are you felt a variety of emotions from anger, betrayal, disgust, defeat, hopelessness, etc. 

I'm currently going through this and trying to decide how to react.  There's a balance between standing up for yourself, standing up for what's right, and being professional. Sometimes it seems you can't do all three so which one takes priority?  Our American culture says to stand up for yourself, fight! Even if it's unprofessional- standing up for yourself is most important! But is that always the right thing in God's eyes? In Exodus 14:4, Moses told the Israelites, "The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still."  I could speak truth all day long but I can't force someone to do the right thing.  In fact, the Bible is Full of examples of men choosing to do the wrong thing and God's people suffer as a result. But if you read enough of the Bible, you'll see that God always levels it out.  

"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out."  Proverbs 10:9 

He takes care of those who obediently trust Him, often in completely unbelievable ways that defy logic or expectation.  God can provide for your needs in ways that you never dreamed could happen!  An ungodly person can succeed for a season, but God ensures it's only a season.  Take a look at world history and reflect on how many evil men prospered for a time.  There were many corrupt kings in the Bible and we see examples of corruption and wrongdoing all over our history books as well as in modern times. 

Being wronged is a problem as old as time.  It's a problem that entered the world with sin and will not leave this world until God determines the time to do so.  When you've been wronged, remember that God created everything that has breath and God judges everything that has breath.  So as His dearly loved daughter, I'm choosing to trust in His provision.  I will not react out of my own emotions. 

I've learned to trust that little voice in my thoughts or that gut check when I'm considering my actions. If there's any doubt, any hesitation that my words or actions aren't honoring God, I wait.  I change it up.  I pray more, search scripture and seek advice from godly friends. Until I have total peace and feel confident about something with no hesitations, I should not take action. Sometimes the most godly reaction is to let the person wrong you and just pray and surrender it to God.   If you truly seek Him and listen, God will show when it's time to stand up for yourself, when it's time to "fight" against the wrongs, and when it's time to take the hit and let Him sort it out.