This morning I prayed with my moms group by Line app. A mom is a doctor and feels very frustrated about seeing so many sick and dead in her hospital and in the news. We prayed for the situation of covid-19 epidemic in the end. She poured out her sadness and anger about the unfair situation that many poor countries have no resource to protect their citizens.
How thankful I am to have Moms in prayer groups to support one another in the midst of frustration. Just last night, a Christian friend in Taiwan shared with me her story about how she forgives her sexual abuser in her life because God shows her that Jesus Christ suffered the most unfair, unjust, undeserved death on the cross for not only forgiving her sins, but also forgiving her abuser’s sins.
Moreover, God shows her that baby Jesus was born and laid in the small dirty manger; and God told her that He is willing to go into the abuser’s heart like the dirty manger and stay there to clean up his mess of sins. When I prayed with tears, thinking about her testimony, I know our hearts have been swept over by Jesus Christ’s unthinkable love.
God comforted this friend when she was bitter about her suffering by reminding her of this verse: “My son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.” (see Luke 15:31)
I thank God for using my friend’s testimony to teach me a deeper understanding about His love and forgiveness for all the sinners, including ourselves and our enemies. And she testified that only through prayer, His healing shall effectively restore our lives.
When we feel unfair or unjust, let’s remember that God has always been with us through the Holy Spirit dwelling within us and everything He has is ours. Let’s praise His faithfulness and love to celebrate with Him for finding us back; and praise Him for His power to overcome the darkness of frustration and the devil’s works.