Tuesday, October 30, 2007
I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
So I say, "My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the LORD."
I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
Let him sit alone in silence,
for the LORD has laid it on him.
Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
In the middle of trouble, persecution and half the world after his life, Jeremiah was tired. He just wanted to give up and seriously forget about the world. But within the whole book of Lamentations, the speck of light shone from this verse.
Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
Because of the Lord's great love am I not consumed. Every morning i awake to love unfailing, love which is kind and patient, love which does not envy, hate or jealous, love that is persevering, always protecting, always trusting and always close to my heart. Its easy to forget the good things when your caught up in a pinch, when you can't seem to relieve yourself of the burden of the oncoming A's. But in the middle of the night, when frustration and weariness overtook me, this verse gave me hope. It reminded me of the simplicity of God's love and warmth, despite it all, He will see me through. When i doubt myself, He does not doubt me, but holds me fast against the oncoming trouble.
the Lord is good to all those who hold faith in Him.
Even in the midst of unpreparedness.
In the midst of the crazy mugging and lack of sleep.
I just want to stand on my feet, with His footprints before me leading the way.
I just need to keep...
Simple faith.
Jiayou to everyone taking A's, Its one month to liberation :)
Jesus loves you :)
<3 Cale
