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From Despair And Misery To Contentment and Wellbeing

“How could we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?” - Psalm 137:4

They had been defeated. Their cities destroyed. They had been taken to a foreign land. They were never going back. Home no longer existed. Now their captors wanted them to smile and sing when all they felt was misery and despair.

How does one move from misery and despair to finding contentment and wellbeing in a place you never wanted to be?

The prophet Jeremiah gave three pieces of advice (29:5-7):

1. “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.” - Focus on building the best lives we can for ourselves where we are.
2. “Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease.”- Focus on creating a legacy that will go on after we’re gone.
3. “Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”- Do the best we can to be a blessing and not a curse in whatever situation we find ourselves in.

In other words, we eventually have to shift our focus away from what has been lost to what may be found.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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