Jeremiah 12:1
“You are right, O GOD, and you set things right. I can’t argue with that. But I do have some questions: Why do bad people have it so good? Why do con artists make it big?”
“LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?”
Jeremiah is honest. The misery of his people at the hand of ‘bad’ people drives him to question God. From him we learn it is OK to take our doubts to God. He patiently listens and may or may not give us immediate illumination. But having given our questions to God we must we willing to wait upon his purpose and his timing for the answer, neither of which we can fully understand. He will not forget our inquiries and asks us to trust him with them. Meanwhile we give ourselves to fight injustice and corruption on his behalf.
Lord, show me how to do this given my personality and situation. How can I be your arm to envelop the suffering and strike the oppressor? I am so isolated by illness. Help me see my way around it, staying connected and caring to those around me. I trust you to work this out in me because your are the God who sets things right.