Why Do You Give Them And Not Me?

<sup>Psalms 37

1</sup> Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;

² for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.

³ Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

⁸ Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

⁹ For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.

¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.

¹² The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;

¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.

¹⁵ But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;

¹⁷ for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.

¹⁸ The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and their inheritance will endure forever.

¹⁹ In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish:
The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they will vanish—vanish like smoke.

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;

²² those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be cut off.

²³ If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;

²⁴ though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.

²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.

²⁸ For the LORD loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
They will be protected forever,
but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

²⁹ the righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.

³¹ The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip.

³² The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking their very lives;

³³ but the LORD will not leave them in their power
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

³⁴ Wait for the LORD
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,

³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.

³⁷ Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there is a future ^b]">[b] for the man of peace.

³⁸ But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future ^c]">[c] of the wicked will be cut off.

³⁹ The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

⁴⁰ The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

There comes a phase in life where we realize, we have to serve God and ONLY him. Therefore, we start to seek him day and night and get closer to him, read his word as if it was the food that gives us strenght and knowledge. (Matthew 4:4) While we are serving God we start to ask for many things, we do not see as greed , we simply see it as a child just asking his/her father for certain things the child belives would make life better. As time passes and we're waiting on what we've asked, we see others being blessed with everything they ask for. We do not understand why, because many of them are not following God the way they should. So, one starts to wonder "what am I doing wrong?" and our faith starts to decrese. The grace behind all this is that only God truly knows what we need and what will make our lives better, so if you asked for something that you have not received it's because you truly don't need it.

Peace & Grace

"Why Are You Asking Why?"

Isaiah 40:29
" ²⁹ He gives strength to those who are tired
and more power to those who are weak."

"Why?" is a question many Christians come across everyday. When we see that things do not have the outcome we were expecting we get frustrated and often see the only way out is to give up. Coming to church and kneeling down to pray in the altar I hear my brothers and sisters in Christ just asking "Why?" and I used to be just like them until I came across the answer. As a personal testimony, I've been dealing with the divorce of my parents for 8 years now and received a promise from the Lord that he will take care of my family and reunite them, because what God has joined no one should separate. (Matthew 19:4-6) Every great purpose God has with ones life comes with a process and every process comes with its trials. I came to a point where I did not understand anymore what his great purpose was with my life nor family. I always prayed asking: "Why are you letting me go through this?, Why is this pain killing me?" There was even a point where I decided to give up, but our God is so magnificent that he knows the exact moment when to come in, lift one up and ask "Why are you asking why?". After reading this verse I understood that my trials and tribulations were just tests I had to go through in order to be ready for his purpose in my life, and though sometimes we might not understand, as humans, what he wants to accomplish in our lives there is always faith which keeps one going and lets one understand that no matter what we're going through he knows it all, meaning when he truly knows one's about to give up, he comes in and lets one understand that He and only He can give strength to those who are tired. Stop asking "Why?" and start believing that he will give you the power to over come anything when you really need it.


Psalm 142:3
"³ When I am afraid,
you, Lord, know the way out.
In the path where I walk,
a trap is hidden for me."