Lamentations 3:19-20 ” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.”

In these verses Jeremiah is dejected and overwhelmed by the suffering he is witnessing in Jerusalem.  In his head he was acknowledging God’s sovereignty…but he was still confused and disheartened by all the destruction around him.  We’re the same way in the middle of trials.  We know that God is there and in control…but when we’re overcome by it all,  it’s hard  to remain rational.  Jeremiah was honestly laying all his feelings, concerns and complaints before his Heavenly Father, knowing that God would listen and not judge.  And today we too have that same opportunity to speak candidly and openly to God without fear of retribution.

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Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ.

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