When It Is Hard to Speak

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 “The Lord responded, ‘Don’t say, ‘I’m only a child.’ Where I send you, you must go; what I tell you, you must say. Don’t be afraid of them, because I am with you to rescue you,’ declares the Lord.”

- Jeremiah 1:7-8 CEB -
Maybe it is a conversation with your parents where you know what you want to say and you are afraid of the ramifications. Perhaps it is a problem you see around you that needs to be taken care of but you are unsure if anyone will take you seriously. Maybe it is a good friend that you know is making an awful decision that you are hesitant to really bring up for fear of messing up your friendship. We all have times in which we feel powerless but know there could be something more for us.

Jeremiah was a young prophet that didn’t think he had anything to offer or anything worth saying. Instead God insisted that Jeremiah go where God sends him and speak what God tells him. And then God reassures Jeremiah that he shouldn’t even fear because God will always be there to rescue him.

As we look back to our own hesitancy sometimes, I think the biggest question for us is whether what we are looking to follows God’s will. If it is just something we want then, God might or might not be a part of it. God is still with us, but it is hard to say at times how what we want lines up with God’s desires. Yet if it is in line with God’s will, then God has our backs and will be with us.

Even if we are young, God is ready to use us!

To Read More: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6

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