When trouble abounds, pray. Pour your heart out to God. Though the deliverance from your problems may seem far away, there is always something to be thankful for. Find rest knowing that our time on earth is short, but eternity with Jesus is waiting for us; he is our comfort during a trying time. Remember that although Lamentations is a sorrowful and heartbreaking book, God gave many opportunities for His people to repent and return to Him. If we make it our goal to seek Him daily, worshipping and praising Him with a repentant heart, we will avoid the correction of our loving Father. So, the moment you start seeing trouble, assess your life and see if any sins have gone unconfessed, areas where you may have turned away from God in disobedience, or if any people were harmed by your actions or inactions, intentionally or unintentionally. Talk to God, have Him assess your heart, and reveal where you are lacking. One sorrow expressed by Jeremiah was that the temple was in ruins. It was the most heartbreaking part of their calamities, even more so than any other complaint. Now, as opposed to then, the temple resides within us, so don’t allow it to go into ruins; maintain it through prayer, praise, and worship.
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. Lamentations 5:19
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