Do Good While There Is Still Time

“Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!” (Psalms 37:1)
You see them. They walk around dressed in nice clothes with a smirk. They sit and talk and decide futures. They make choices and feel like the choices are for the good of others but in reality they don’t know what the others need. We find ourselves powerless to influence these people as they tear down those they are trying to help.
Like the woman in Walmart the other day-funny how my new employment status is increasing the amount of time I spend in Walmart . She was talking on her cell phone while her 3 year old daughter was desperately trying to get her attention. I’m not sure she even knew the little girl was there. Of course the dad who took his 15 year old son, 14 year old daughter, and his son’s pregnant girlfriend to dinner and calling the boy an idiot the whole time was the bad parent winner. Then there is our President and the bill to force insurance companies to pay for abortions-oh, I mean morning after pills. There are people making decisions that destroy others and there is no one who can stop them.
We are told not to worry about those people, those who plot evil and do evil. We are told to leave them to the LORD. He will, in His time, deal with them. Instead of spending our time and emotional energy on those who do wrong, we are instructed to “Trust in the LORD , and do good”.
Depression feeds off negative self-talk. When you fret about something, you talk about it all the time. “These people are evil. I need to do something. I can’t do anything. I don’t have any power. They will always win.” You repeat that enough and soon you don’t even want to get out of bed because you know you can’t win. That is not what we are called to do.
We are called to pray, and to trust, and to do good. When the self-talk starts, we have to change it. “These people are evil. I need to do something. No, God will take care of that. I need to pray for their salvation. Thank you LORD for helping me to change my focus.” Gradually, it becomes easier to replace the negative talk.
The Word says over and over that good will triumph over evil. “In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.” (Psalm 37:10)
In just a little while the evil doers will be gone and those who do good and trust in the LORD will be saved. We are called to run the race with perseverance. The race is not easy but those who have a relationship with Jesus will win. In just a little while, He will call us home where we will spend eternity with Him. There will be no evildoers in heaven. There will be no pain, no sadness, no unfairness. Have hope! We will make it to the end and in the end we will have the greatest comfort we could imagine. Until then, trust in the LORD and do good.