Finding Clarity When Confused...

15 If I had spoken out like that,
    I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this,
    it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;
    you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed,
    completely swept away by terrors!
20 They are like a dream when one awakes;
    when you arise, Lord,    you will despise them as fantasies.

(Psalm 73)

As Asaph continues to explain his struggle with "Why do the wicked prosper, while God's people struggle", he catches himself in his thoughts in verses 9-14. He had been complaning and tripped over his own two feet into the very trap the Enemy intended.  If he would have spoken this out, as a leader in the congregation, he would have tripped others up as well. Instead, he chose to go to God in worship.  God helps us get perpective, see the whole picture, and understand parts of His plan. What we see as the "success" of evil, and those who live by it, will suddenly be taken care of and taken away.  We will "wake up" one day and find that they are like a dream that has disappeared. Their "success" was temporary and empty, and not to be envied.  God is good to all, even allowing rain to fall on the unjust and their crops.  But He is especially good to those who trust in Him. Don't let the current situation shake you.