Chapter 3 begins with, “I am the strong man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has driven me and made me walk in darkness and not light.”
It goes on to explain how horrible and bitter it all was, the hardship, how God shut out his prayer, the desolation thereof.
And yet, in the midst of all of that, are these beautiful words of promise:
Category: Devotional Writings
Word of Promise: Lamentations 3
Conquering Fear
Scott was barely 1-years-old. There was no other human being in hearing distance of me. As I thought about that, the fear descended until I sat on her couch, clutching Scott, and staring at the floor, afraid to look up and see a danger from which I could not escape and from which no one could save me.
Terrified. Frozen. Until I heard her car pull up and I was able to snap my way out of it.
Monday Morning Coffee and Chat 4/5/21 – Some Encouragement from Lamentations!
Happy Monday! Today I’m talking about some encouragement found in the third chapter of Lamentations. I’m reading Lamentations 3:22-26.
Strength Through the Struggle and Ordeal
When you think of a butterfly, you think of a delicate insect with beautiful wings that are easily damaged. However, when a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, it struggles until it breaks through the chrysalis, forming a hole and squeezing its body through. Through that immense effort, working through the cocoon develops fortitude and strengthens its wings. Pushing through the hole squeezes the fluid from its body into its wings slimming down the body and inflating the wings. The butterfly is meant to struggle; it needs the struggle to forge it into a complete and functioning butterfly.
Love’s Letters is Now Available!
When the publisher of Love’s Letters: A Collection of Timeless Relationship Advice from Today’s Hottest Marriage Experts contacted us to be a part of the project and I saw the names of the other authors, I was floored. We have their books and now we get to write one with them!