After the struggle of the work day today, when I returned home I was feeling “some kind of way” – as the saying goes. I felt like I was under attack and unsure of the outcom. I had the option of burying my head in the sand, so to speak. My method of choice was to get lost in a book on my Nook or Scribd app on my phone, and lose myself in the words that I would read. 

But something inside of me (the Holy Spirit) would not allow me to do that. Instead, I was lead  to read the first chapter of Jeremiah. 

This is what God gave me, and I hope it blesses you as well.

Jeremiah 1: 17-19

“17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. 

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. 

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.”

Sometimes we fear the unknown, or we fear what may happen. That fear has a way of draining from us  all the knowledge, strength, determination, and power we may have previously had. But we must fight to rest in the Word of God, and stand on it by faith.

For me, my comfort comes from the fact that God has made me a defenced city, made out of durable materials that can withstand any attack of the enemy. He warned me that yes, I will come under attack, but I would not be defeated. My greatest comfort is that He is there with me to deliver me.

So no, I am no longer feeling “some kind of way”. Instead I am strengthed, I am comforted, encouraged, and my burden is lightened – lifted. I give it all to Him who is always there beside me to deliver me.