Okay so i prayed and then i went to read the Word and i stumbled upon jeremiah 20:1-13. I dont think these verses would have made sense to me if i hadnt used my moms Bible - she has written notes on the pages. And in these verses what happens is that pashhur, a priest, is punished by God. And at first he's very logical about it; he thinks he's unworthy and can't do anything to save himself or get himself out of this mess. And then suddenly he realises that he doesn't care; he's just gonna praise God through all the suffering, even when people think he's a terror and want to kill him.
11 But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior;
so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;
their dishonor will never be forgotten.
And haha i know nobodys trying to kill your friend, but i guess the key thing is that God isn't just passively there with her. He's actively fighting for her, and He's put her in this situation for a reason. God isn't going to let her get hurt by this situation or by anyone.
13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For He has delivered the life of the poor
From the hand of evildoers.
And you see how pashhur sings praises to the Lord (in the verse above) even before God's actually delivered him, before God has done anything great (and pashhur doesnt appear in the Scripture ever again; the Bible talks about him being punished and praising the Lord, but never about him being redeemed. I guess thats significant of how praise and worship is ongoing, even when things are tough, even when things are permanently difficult.) so i guess a thing to remember is that we don't just praise God because we love Him or because we're giving thanks. We praise Him continuously, when we're sad, confused, angry, falling away from Him... Praise is an ongoing thing.
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