I became the laughingstock of all my people;
they mock me in song all day long.
15 He has filled me with bitter herbs
and given me gall to drink.
16 He has broken my teeth with gravel;
he has trampled me in the dust.
17 I have been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the LORD.”
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I will remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
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
Jeremiah a bible character in this context pretty much was in a depressed state due to what he was facing in the earlier chapters, but he came to a realization that he has the choice to either stay in that pit hole, or climb out of it.
"Yet this I call to mind" depicted that Jeremiah decided to seek the Lord whom he knew will never fail him. Seek in my opinion is to look or search for something intentionally. That was Jeremiah decision. Regardless of what he was facing, he placed his trust upon the Lord.
Is pretty much like a race, you've run half a mile barefoot. Your feet are sore, but the finish line is just so near. You do have a choice, Jeremiah has a choice - To stay or To carry on. The choice is your attitude, how you respond to the situation. Continue to run barefoot to finish the race doesn't mean the pain you experienced on your feet goes away, is just simply means that you don't give up. You finish the race with dignity and God's strength to carry on.
Learn to let loose in life, even though it seems weird, at least you know you enjoy your very own moments.
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