Experiencing God When You Get a Raw Deal

Psalm 73 is one of my favorites. At the moment I am writing it into a more typical rhyming scheme as a song sung by one of the characters in my unpublished (and no doubt, unpublishable) Christian fantasy novel series. As in our world, my characters sometime find that "there ain't no justice!" in their world, but at least the series heroes look forward to getting justice in the next world. The series villains however, are not looking forward to their getting justice done to them.

When we get a raw deal as Chip puts it, we should remember
that we get a raw deal whether or not we Follow God!
Christ did not promise we would receive worldly acclaim for following Him. It is for us the way of the cross
"God is no respector of people. He causes the rain to fall on the good and the evil"
Fred the 84 year old Scotsman in Christ!

I agree with the last post. I wanted to know how the story ended. I relate to the gut-wrenching conflict in Chip's story. In the middle of dark dark time in my life I had a similar experience of reading a Psalm and finding hope to push through. My depression didn't for another year or so after that experience but eventually it did. To the person who is prayed and hustled out, I feel ya. I'll be praying for you and your family. Hang on.

I would like to have read how Chip's story turned out. I'm sure that it all worked together for good (Rom 8:28), but I would like to know how it worked out. Sometimes, when you are going through, it helps to hear another person's testimony that you can relate to. While it is nice to read the Ps 73 devotional, I would also like to hear how the situation worked out in real life for Chip.

My wife and I are struggling with economic issues, while trying to improve our situation by going to school. We pray, have tried working on jobs, only to be terminated, and now, we feel like life only works for some people, and we aren't those people. I can't afford to wait until I die for "all things [to] work together for good," because I have children that need stability in their lives, and I am about prayed and hustled out.:'(

Wow! Great article! Thanks for your uplifting testimony!

Oh, God is good!

I am consoling a friend these days, whose online romance looked good at long-distance and turned into a disaster in person. Talk the talk but doesn't walk the walk, to summarize briefly.

However, this article, right on the money, shows in my email just when needed.

Plan unfolding? You bet!


All for the greater glory of God!
--Paul