Lamentations 3: 21-32
There was a time when the earlier followers of God believed that God had forgot them. That God had rejected them. There temple was destroyed and they were forced to leave there land of Israel which had been promised to them by God earlier. The prophet Jeremiah lived through this ordeal and had to struggle with the idea of God abandoning him and his people. Which leads me to the Lamentations reference. Jeremiah is credited with writing Lamentations as a collection of poems that described his problems with that state of his people and Israel.
I found that I could relate to Jeremiah in this way. I too have found that God has forgot about me or is choosing to ignore my prayers and cries for help. Again I wish I could really explain whats going on between me and God right now. I have never been in the midst of God's presence like this before, but at the same time I haven't felt so ignored by God. His presence and direction is on my mind all day long. All I do is try to find God in the storm of my life right now.
I found comfort and hope when reading Jeremiah's words in Lamentations 3. Jeremiah describes the feelings of being forgotten by God during the early part of the chapter but then he changes his view or exposes his hope as a prophet of God. Here is how he starts this section:
Lamentations 3:21-26
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
Again, I have found this to be inspiring in my life. Much like a few of my other posts, hope in God during tough points in my life is when I can begin to appreciate what God has done for me before. Being able to look back and recall all that God has done in my life does nothing but give me hope that God's unfailing love will come through in my life. It helps to realize that I am not the only one who has felt this way about God. Even God's prophets has wrestled with him like am now. So, like Jeremiah the Lord is my portion and I will wait for Him.
