You know life is not fair. When we were kids one of our excuses for not getting our way would be to say “THAT’S NOT FAIR!!” sometimes a consenting adult would step in and give the screaming kid what they want other times it was not gonna happen! I used to think well it should be fair everyone should get the same treatment….right?? Now that I’m older I realize that that’s just not gonna happen! Our life is ultimately made up of the decision’s we make or fail to make. I can look back on my life like many of you and say if I would have done this, or if I had only done that. Those decisions or indecision’s put you in the situation you are in today. So is it fair that I’m not a millionaire cause I wasn’t born with riches in my family and Paris Hilton was? That’s not fair but its life. All I know of her story is her father started a hotel in the 40 or 50s(??) it got popular and he got rich. Now what I don’t know is the sacrifices he made to get there. Do we know if he lost money before he got popular, do we know if he had to leave family for extended periods time or work odd jobs to get money during the building process? One thing we do know is his particular success came with some sacrifices it was not overnight. 
Look at King David in the bible though we know his story of struggle that the bible points out; like being anointed as king but running from Saul, counting the people out of pride and sleeping with Bathsheba. What we don’t know is the emotional struggle he must have suffered through all these ordeals. The emotional battles he faced with his self!! You know that was hard! He could have killed Saul three times and didn’t; part of him probably was saying take this dude straight out, but thank God he didn’t! Was that fair that Saul wanted him dead cause of jealousy? No it was not but through it all David grew a stronger assurance and reliance upon the Almighty God. So through the struggle and through the pain it is your chance to learn a new name for God.
I’m experiencing this now, being away from my family as a recruiter it gets hard. I ask sometimes did I make a mistake God? Business is not like it used to, we living in two spots, trying to think positive when negative is around it gets hard!! Its a definitely a battleground in my mind fam! The bible always bring encouragement and prayer is the key. Though I don’t know the final outcome its encouraging to know that God is with me and He will never forsake me!! So the new name I am learning for God is “Jehovah-Shammah” Who will never leave or forsake me. I heard that from my favorite minister Bishop T.D. Jakes. He said we may know God as a provider but not know Him as Shepard, we may know Hm as a Savior but not know Him as a healer…you get the picture! Next time you going through something, trust me you will, learn a new name for God and allow him the opportunity to come through for you in the clutch!!
JayMay
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