This blog post is based off of Jeremiah 15:1-21 from the "New Women's Devotional Bible".
Reading today's passage was a bit shocking for me. Reading about God's anger and wrath isn't my favorite thing to do - or any one's I would assume. It was so different from the God I know and trust and understand. It was hard to get through the passage.
In the last few verses there is a change of pace. After a whole bunch of scary words directly from God, Jeremiah cries out to Him. God hears his cry and the whole situations changes. The emotions are no longer wrath and anger, but love and forgiveness....finally, the God I know!
This passage teaches us that there will be hard times in our walk through life - whether we are walking with God or not. There will be situations where we don't want to face the truth, or the facts. I know that I've been placed into some pretty ugly situations that I wasn't thrilled about. I didn't quite understand why I was led to that place.
Maybe you are in a place right now that is discouraging and feels impossible. It may be affecting you greatly...your mood is always down, your temper may be out of control, you may feel abandoned. Whatever it may be, we all experience intimate doubts that we can share with out heavenly father. He will hear them and His attitude will adjust to meet our needs. Just like Jeremiah.
"God knows your limits; he realizes that he calls flawed people to enormous tasks. Yet his promise to stay with you is forever the same."
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