I read the following in bible.org
God never claims to be fair--only just. Fairness is a human standard that changes as often as our perceptions change--God never changes, and His decrees are never altered. God is not, and cannot be, judged by any standard manufactured by men!”
The preacher opened his Bible and read several verses out loud that spoke of God’s ruling the affairs of nations, and of His plan for redemption through the sacrifice of the Cross. Was it fair for God to send His Son to die for us? Did God ever promise anywhere to take our thoughts, whims, and petty human pride into account in His eternal councils? No! God is either absolute, or He is not God!”
Sounds pretty harsh. Yet, it is so true. I learnt this lesson the hard way. So I always remember that life is never fair. Only God makes it just. The imbalance I feel, is something to live with. Yet, I can always find the assurance in God, that He is in control, and justice is always in His hands.
It's scary to think that if fairness is based on our human minds, how "fair" can it be? How true. Our own standards, are really not a standard. Why? Because we always change. We always have the tendency to judge, to side, to give our own opinions on fairness. At the end of it, one person's fairness is always different from another. We end up in a circle arguing over something that can never be reached. What's the point?
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