Psalm 37:1-7

Psalm 37:1-7 
Common English Bible (CEB)

   Don’t get upset over evildoers; don’t be jealous of those who do wrong, 2 because they will fade fast, like grass; they will wither like green vegetables. 3 Trust the Lord and do good; live in the land, and farm faithfulness. 4 Enjoy the Lord, and he will give what your heart asks.
  5 Commit your way to the Lord! Trust him! He will act 6 and will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like high noon.
  7 Be still before the Lord, and wait for him. Don’t get upset when someone gets ahead— someone who invents evil schemes.

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  We want the world to be fair and even, here and now, right?  We want those who do evil to be punished immediately!  We want thing set right, and now!
  But the world doesn't work like that.  If we demand that it does, we will end up very, very frustrated, and not much will have changed.  Mob justice probably doesn't bring a sense of satisfaction with it.
  As Christians, we're called to trust in God.  Things will be set right eventually.  He promises.  So let us trust in that promise and be still before the Lord, trusting in his ability to do what needs to be done.  He'll use, guide and direct us when necessary, but if we constantly act on our impulses alone, we'll be so busy trying to fix the world on our own that we'll leave God out of the picture.
  So let's allow everything to begin in God, as it should.  Our every heartbeat, every thought, every breath can begin with him, and then we will find ourselves at peace, because in God, all will be set right.

May you have the confidence in God necessary to slow down and trust him today