God Will Make it Up to You

I have just returned from a missions trip to the Killing fields of Cambodia, Communist Laos and the Land of Smiles – Thailand. This was one of the most heart-wrenching trips I have ever made. Thank you for your prayers. I cannot wait to share more with you.

In spite of the great work God is doing to change people’s lives over there, I was very touched by the suffering and injustice people have endured for decades. I told them how nothing goes unnoticed by our just God. He will turn around their fortunes and they will see better days again.

While our problems in the West are different compared to the people I just met, God is very aware and extremely concerned about the problems you are facing. God is always attentive to the cry of His people. Big or small, like a good father, God cannot see you suffer pain, loss, betrayal, lack, injustice, sickness, and sorrow. Nothing may have worked out quite the way you expected. Most things usually don’t. But sometimes what happens in the process is the good stuff!

This is what happened to the children of Israel. Due to their own folly and stubbornness of heart God allowed them to be carried away captives into Egypt. There they were in hard bondage, under their hard taskmasters. Today, whether it is your own mistake or the injustice of others, your life may be in disarray. The Good News is God cannot stand to see you suffer. He will bend over backwards to lift you out of your miry pit if you just cry out to God. That is what the Israelites did. “The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:7-8). We all know the rest of the story. God brought them out of misery and blessed them profusely. Today Egypt and all its glory are forgotten but Israel is one of the most powerful nations in the world. God will pay you back!

Alec Baldwin gained early recognition for his role in the Hunt of Red October and other movies that made him famous. However, his reputation was tarnished when a voicemail for his estranged daughter went public. In it, he called her a “rude, thoughtless little pig.” Later he regretted his words and apologized. If you are a parent, you know we all have said and done things that we are not proud of. But there are times in life when s**t happens. But here’s the key. If we stay humble, do our best and keep our hearts clean before God, He will make it up to us. Baldwin went on win Emmy Awards after his career took a remarkable turnaround. Corrie ten Boom, who suffered immensely in the hand of the Nazis, said this after her ordeal was over. “Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.”

Friend, no matter what situation you’re facing, always remember - God never ends in a negative. He will make it up to you. God will wipe away your tears. Your business will bounce back. He will heal your sick body and bring your wayward child home. He will bring love back into your life. The debt will be eliminated and you’ll move from barely-get-by-ville to the land of more than enough. He will make up for every injustice. He will make your name great. Today I want to encourage you. Don’t blame others. Don’t even blame yourself. Don’t seek to pay people back. Watch your attitude for they become your actions. Watch your actions, for they become your habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And most of all, watch your character, for they become your destiny. Life may not be fair but God is. He will make it up to you. I love you and I’m praying for you!

"In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry” (Jonah 2:2 NIV).

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