Psalm 43 is a prayer to God in a time of trouble. I’m focusing on the first verse that says:

I have always been the kind of person that can’t bare to see injustice. I have always felt like it’s my responsibility to help everyone who is being treated in an unjust way, and to bring justice to those who are acting in an unjust way. Because of that “stronghold“, I have been very quick to lose my temper, and in no way reluctant to speak my mind.

Well, God has taught me a valuable lesson within the last few days. There was a complication at work with someone who has been bothering me for months now. I was at the end of my rope, and I didn’t know what else to do. He quite simply told me to “Shut up”, and I heard it. I listened, and obeyed. I find when I obey God, He never fails me. In fact, I know He never will.

I was vindicated. Without going into the whole story, I will tell you that it was the first time I could literally feel the hand of God controlling the situation. Of course looking back into the past, I can see many times when He was there for me. This was different. In the actual moment that He was there I knew it, and I could see what He was doing. I could feel His mighty protection over me, and I knew that by just shutting my mouth, He was able to operate in a way that I couldn’t.

Throughout the bible there are many instances where God proves that He will vindicate His people. He really is faithful about this (and everything else of course), but I learned that I can’t do His job. It doesn’t work. I might have felt like I won in the past, but when God wins we know! It’s perfect, completely without flaw, and absolutely justified.