An unfair God ?

I was talking to a friend of mine regarding the fairness of God.....she said, God is not fair...because there are many people who are living life lavishly and they don't have to suffer in their life...they can live their crazy life and repent then get to heaven at the last minute..whereas we as Christians have to suffer in this world....we don't have as much money as a lot of people......

She also said, it's better then to have a level in heaven, where the newly saved and the previously saved will have a different place........I told her that, God is fair in His ways...not our ways...we cannot really judge God and tell Him what to do....God will grant whatever He wants to grant to whoever He choose.....that's fair.....we as human beings won't understand this...but God has a far greater plan for all of us and humanities......

In Matthew 20:1-16 (New Living Translation), the Parable of the Vineyard Workers
in verse 9 people are complaining that the one came late and the one came really early get the same wage...here's the answer:

13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? 14 Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. 15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’ 16 “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”


But in other passage, God will give reward to those who seek for Him...those who do good deeds for Him..there are perhaps at least 30 mentions of reward in the New Testament alone. For instance :

- fasting, where no one knows, has its reward from God- Matthew 6:18
- loving your enemies and do good things to them will have a great reward in heaven - Luke 6:35
- on 2nd coming, God will give you a reward if you have done a good job - Luke 12:43
- you must really seek God to receive reward - Hebrews 11:6

and many more.....so those so-called "last minute repentant" will not get as much as people who really devote themselves for God...

Then my friend mentioned that why is she not happy ? why is she always suffering and receive the short end of the stick ? why does God interfere in one event and not the others...honestly, I don't have answer to that.....but the bible give us clues why we are not happy here on earth....

1 Peter 1:17
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.”

So, as long as we are not back in heaven, we will never truly be home as we are “foreigners in the land.” Earth is not our true home....heaven is......the Lord will make everything right and wipe all tears....but that is at the end of days, where Jesus will come for the 2nd time.....

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears.He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people.The Lord has spoken!

God bless you all.....