God knew what Jeremiah had yet to find out: things were going to get harder. He would have to run with horses. Jeremiah didn’t yet understand what you and I often struggle to understand; when God gives us an assignment, he will not abandon us, even when things are much harder and go on much longer than we could have ever expected or imagined.

With God’s help, we will experience many victories, but without God’s help—his Spirit, his mercy, and his grace—we will soon run empty, and defeat is imminent.

Taking time to share what God has done is important encouragement to others who are going through difficulty of their own.