How to suffer well
"Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem" by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Ever thought, how Jeremiah responded to Judah’s suffering at the time of the Babylonian exile ? Perhaps we can apply Jeremiah's responses to the goal of learning lessons on how the believer can respond to suffering righteously. Jeremiah weeps with those who weep , that he acknowledges the role of sin in suffering , that he trusts in God’s absolute sovereignty , and yet never finds fault with God but recognizes the proper enemy . In the midst of his intense suffering and deep anguish, Jeremiah does not mourn as one who has no hope (1 Thess 4:13 ). Rather, he sets his hope entirely on, and rests in, the character of God. He hopes in the restoration of God’s people according to His character and His covenant. Structured Sorrow Probably the most intriguing fact about the Book of Lamentations is that the book with the most transparent sufferin