Life is not fair!!!

When our kids were young I was talking to my Aunt Judy about something and I told her that it was not fair for my child.  She told me "Life is not fair and your kids need to learn it before they go to kindergarten."

We have all been on the bad end of "life is not fair" and it is something in which we need to teach our children at a young age.  When the "life's not fair" situation occurs to your child, use it as a learning tool and teach them not to whine and cry and play the victim card, but instead teach them to overcome the temporary circumstance.  Learning at a young age that it is not the circumstances, but the reaction to the circumstances that makes the difference.  Train and equip your child to be an overcomer and a winner, not a victim and a whiner.

In order to train your child you have to learn this lesson yourself and keep your wits about you when you do see your child going through a "life's not fair" moment.  It is a very hard thing to watch your child get overlooked for an award you know they earned and deserved, but someone else (who happens to be related to the judge) gets it.  Instead of getting mad and upset use it as a teachable moment and don't dwell on how they were slighted.  Your child and your family will be the better for it.

When the "life's not fair" moment happens read Psalm 37, it will give you the wisdom and approach to teach your child that God sees and knows and in the end that is all that matters.

Psalm 37:8-9 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret---it leads only to evil.  For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.