You have suffered real harm, and for two months you have cried out for justice, yet the one who wronged you remains silent and unyielding. This is a heavy trial. But do not let the delay convince you that God is indifferent. The Apostle says, "You treasure up for yourself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God." Not that God forgets, but that the one who refuses to make things right is storing up a far greater reckoning. The landlord's lack of communication, his hardness of heart, his refusal to repay what he owes, these are not signs that he will escape. They are evidence that, unless he truly repents, he is piling up a weight that will crush him in that Day.
Yet I must also speak to your own soul in this affliction. You have been wronged, but take care that the injury does not become a snare to you. The ways of those who remember injuries lead to death. I do not say you should pretend no debt exists; justice demands restitution. But if you allow bitterness to take root, if each day you nurse the grievance and rehearse the wrong, you will wound yourself more deeply than any electric shock. The landlord's sin is clear, but your response must not become its own transgression. Vengeance belongs to the Lord, and He will repay, either by awakening the man's conscience through the Holy Spirit, or by a judgment more severe than any human court could impose.
Pray, yes, and keep praying. But understand that true repentance is not merely a moment of regret or a few tears wrung out by fear. Esau sought the blessing with tears, yet found no place of repentance, because his grief was not a change of heart but only sorrow over what he lost. In the same way, if this landlord is ever stirred to remorse, it must be a repentance that bears fruit, full repayment, open acknowledgment of wrong, and a changed life. Pray that God would grant him such a repentance, the kind that crucifies pride and puts the old man to death. That is a hard thing, but with God all things are possible.
In the meantime, do not think your prayers have been useless. Sometimes God permits delay to test and strengthen our faith, to teach us to trust not in the swiftness of human justice but in the certainty of His own. The Apostles went in and out securely, and no one could thrust them out, because their ultimate safety was in the Lord, not in the favor of men. You, too, have a dwelling that cannot be taken, the forgiveness of your sins, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the promise of the world to come. The landlord may withhold your deposit and the money you paid for repairs, but he cannot steal that inheritance.
I urge you, then, to act with wisdom. If it is in your power to seek lawful remedy, do so without hatred. If you have opportunity to reason with him or those who may influence him, speak the truth plainly, with rebuke where it is deserved, but also with the ointment of exhortation. A wound opened by conviction must be soothed with the hope of mercy, or the patient will not endure the treatment. Tell him plainly, "You have done wrong; you owe this debt; God sees it. But if you will repent and make it right, there is forgiveness with Him." That is the message to deliver, and then leave the result to God.
Above all, do not let this trial shake your confidence in God's righteous judgment. You say, "Where is justice?" But if strict justice were measured out to us all, we would have perished long ago. It is mercy that delays, for the landlord as well as for you. Entrust yourself to the One who judges justly, and let your heart be kept free from the poison of remembered injury. Continue in prayer, but let your prayer be also a releasing: "Lord, You see what I have suffered. You know what is owed. I place it in Your hands. Deal with this man as You see fit, and give me grace to wait in peace." Such a prayer God will not despise.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
