Read Jeremiah 15:10-21

 

   Jeremiah accused God of not helping him when he really needed it. Jeremiah had taken his eyes off God’s purposes and was feeling sorry for himself. He was angry, hurt, and afraid. In response, God didn’t get angry at Jeremiah; He answered by rearranging Jeremiah’s priorities. As God’s mouthpiece, he was to influence the people, not let them influence him. There are three important lessons in this section: 1) In prayer we can reveal our deepest thoughts to God; 2) God expects us to trust Him, no matter what; 3) we are here to influence others for God, not for others to influence us away from God.