God Will Take Action on Your Behalf

The Lord hears the cries of the oppressed, he sees injustice, and He answers the prayers of those who cry out to Him with broken hearts.  This is why it is better to be wronged, weak, and yet obedient; these things assure that the Lord will intervene for you.  And how astoundingly, amazingly, sweet to know that the God who controls the wind and the lightning is taking action on your behalf!  That sweetness is now yours and will be yours in increasing measure in the future.  You can trust Him to make things right; all the desires of your heart are safe in His hands.  

Avoid Solitude

The best songs are written in the midst of life, as the result of living.  The least valuable songs come from solitude and reflection.  Use your solitude to pray, write what you learn from the Lord, and live your life in active engagement with others.  In this way you will be productive until the end, and better prepared for eternity.  Yes, Child, living takes energy and dying takes preparation.  God will provide both the energy you need, and the time required for good preparation for the end of earthly life.  The Lord is with you.  

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,  not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching" (Hebrews 10:24-25).  

How to Respond to Disrespect

When you are given little to respect you need to do three things:  One--and this is most important--love (love covers a multitude of shortcomings).  Two, look for the good, no matter how small, and respond to it as though it is the whole person.  And three, remember that since you are in this circumstance, the Lord is the One who has placed you there. 

Do not work hard to love others by attempting to emulate the highest standard of human love you know.  You are to love them as God has loved you.

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).