A Period of Silence....

Ok, so I came across a part of the book I'm reading that really struck a chord with me. I've felt for some time now that the Lord was keeping silent and not answering me about certain issues. I remember my mother and I having a conversation about this very subject. She kept saying "all these years, he hasn't changed one bit, and the Lord still used him." It was as if that situation seemed to be a period of time where that person was "getting away with sin". But as I read this passage in the book, it was so clear to me what God is doing. I will quote what I read: "Therefore, when we come to chapter 3 and we come across a sustained period of silence during which the king promotes Haman, you and I want to say, "No! Don't do it. You'll be sorry. He's a bad guy. He hates the Jews. He's going to work out a murderous plan. Don't promote him."

Have you ever had a situation where you think to yourself "how can God allow this person or situation to excel above others, be promoted or be glorified, when they are so evil and clearly