Do Not Fret

Psalm 37
- Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret- it leads only to evil. 9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

so, if someone sets out to hurt you, destroy you, or slander you.... "Do not fret". When the winds of the storm begin to blow what do we do? "Do not fret". When everything seems to come up against us and we can are stonewalled, what do we do? "Do not fret".
Whatever you challenge, God is very clear. Anything but commiting your way to the Lord is wrong and will "only lead to evil". Does this verse say be perfect and God will "make your righteousness shine like the dawn"? Nope, we know that God knows our innermost being so, if He knows what goes on inside that mind of ours then He must be perfectly aware of our shortcommings (to say the least). He knows who you are, who I am and tells us to wait when wrong and evil are brought up against us. He will take care of it. He can punish the deeds much better than we can and if we take on retallatation then what?... "it only leads to evil". It becomes a distraction and builds a wedge between us and God, as much as we are hurt and angered remember this... Hurting people hurt others. Try compassion over anger and prayer over wrath, these are the ways of the Lord.