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Life isn't fair

If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. (Luke 9:23) It's not fair. Why me? When will I find answers? Is God even listening? Some days I feel like simply sitting around and moping.  It sure is easy to come up with so many reasons why life isn't fair. For me personally, I can come up with a lot of reasons why my life "isn't fair".  I have lost way too many close family members, I get caught up in emotions of daily life struggles, people aren't always kind, and I guarantee I could keep going for awhile. I'll be honest. Life ISN'T fair. It's not fair that a perfect, loving man was beaten, had nails driven through his hands, was mocked, had knife-sharp thorns driven into his head, DIED.  It's not fair that our Jesus went through this and I didn't have to. It's not fair that I take advantage of the greatest act of love that has ever and will ever occur.  It's not fai...