A Letter to the Exiles

Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. 2 This was after King Jehoiachin,* the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem. 3 He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah’s ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah’s letter said:

4 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: 5 “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”

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Recently had been struggling alot about my workplace. Am really half hearted because on one hand, i love my children, but on the other hand, i can’t wait to leave this place. And it is really draining to be working hard for something that you are half hearted about. That kind of mental-draining makes me very tired even though I sleep 8 hours every night. On top of this, am struggling with a new lifestyle, with loneliness, with some self-esteem issues, and relational issues. Sometimes just feel so tired fighting this battle. Still putting up a strong front, but sometimes everything inside me crumbles. Feel like i’m being sucked until dry dry. You know this feeling?

Maybe today’s odj gave me a little bit of direction about what I should do now.

I just hope this transition period will be over soon. I want to settle down. Really. :/