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(The following is a note that we received after a woman read a poem entitled "She’s Waiting" by David M. Atkinson.  Danette has used her note to open each of the three sections that she wrote to address this hurting woman’s situation and question. I thank Danette for her excellent work. -- Sharon)

"...AND VIOLATED TRUST AND I WONDER IF OUR GOD LIKES THAT OR IF HE REALLY IS SO JUST."

I AM HURT, MY HUSBAND LEFT ME AFTER I HAD CANCER, MARRIED A 16 YRS YOUNGER WOMAN. HAS NO USE FOR OUR TWO SONS.  PLEASE HELP, IS GOD SO JUST? I PRAY FOR HIM EVERYDAY.

THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR DEVOTIONS. HELP ME PRAY FOR HIM, HE HAS NEVER BEEN SAVED.

What I see here is actually two questions and I'd like to address each of them separately.  The first question is about God's justice.  The second is how to reconcile the hurt you're experiencing.  After addressing each of these questions, I will include a third section that specifically answers how to appropriate God's healing.

First, is the question about God's justice.  This is a very real, justifiable and honest question.  The betrayal and hurt are real.  The injustice is undeniable.  And where does God fit into this type of situation?  It seems so obviously something that He could not approve of and would certainly not want for one of His children.  So, why did He let it happen?  Why has He done nothing to "fix" it?  Why does the injustice continue with the rejection of your children?  What appears to be real here doesn't match up with what we've been told is true about God.  So what is the truth?

There are a lot of factors that shed light on the truth of this situation.  The first thing that I want to make completely clear, however, is that the hurt is real and God doesn't for one minute discount it, deny it or turn a cold shoulder toward you in it.  He has very specific answers for you and He truly cares -- in a real and tangible way, not a dim, distant, theoretical way.  The Word says God IS love.  He cannot act in any other way toward you because love describes, fundamentally, WHO He is.  It is literally impossible for Him to act toward you in an unloving way.  What will hopefully become clear is why your circumstances don't seem to bear that out and how you can walk in the truth of God's love -- experiencing the reality of His love for you even in this circumstance.  This question will be addressed in more depth in the second and third sections.

The question of God's justice is one that people stumble over often, and in this case must be answered before being able to find help for the second question.  The Word says that God is just.  Either He IS just or the Word isn't true.  And if the Word isn't true, then it's all a lie!!  Since we believe the Word is true, we are left with the question -- why does injustice continue?

First of all, God has put limits in place within which He has chosen to operate.  When God created the world, He created man unique.  God gave man the unique attribute of a free will.  Now, there is a beautiful reason for this.  Man is the only created being (with the limited exception of the angels) who has the ability to choose to love and relate to God.  Every other created thing simply does exactly what it was created to do -- which honors God as Creator.  But there's something far more special about man in that we have the choice to relate to God.  That honors Him far more!  How much greater glory is given to God by a created being who voluntarily chooses to love, serve and worship Him?

With that blessing of a free will, however, comes a huge risk.  And God knew, before He ever created mankind, what we would do with that ability.  Since we have the ability to choose to love God we also have the ability to reject Him.  And when mankind chose to sin in the Garden of Eden, we chose to put ourselves under the authority of Satan.  The sin in the garden wasn't just about eating a piece of fruit.  It was about choosing to believe and obey God or choosing to obey our own will, making ourselves our god (see Genesis 3:5).  In doing this, we unknowingly placed ourselves under the authority of our "father", Satan (John. 8:44).  For this period of time, until God ultimately defeats and binds Satan for eternity, the earth is under Satan's dominion.  Because these are the parameters we selected with our sin choice, God has limited Himself to them -- actually in deference to our free will. 

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