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A mistaken tone

Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah]: If you return [and give up this mistaken tone of distrust and despair]… Have you ever discovered that when you are going through a hard time we can begin to sound like we are going through a bad patch? Jeremiah had begun to develop this tone.  It…

Even the great get downhearted

Many people are battling with discouragement, despair, hopelessness and depression. Perhaps there are even people here today who feel like this today. You are not alone. Even the great people of God went through experiences like this. Like at Moses, Abraham, Joseph and David.  The prophet Jeremiah also faced difficulty and discouragement. Jeremiah has a great prophet who had…

Trusting God

Hope is such an important component of our lives. Without hope we can despair and give up.  We need to keep our hope alive, no matter what we may be facing and no matter what the world may be facing. Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord…

Keep focused

This is what we need to do. If we become distracted by difficulties, obstacles, hopelessness and despair, it will rob us of our hope. Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down…