Ezekiel 2:8
"But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."
Everybody has surroundings they must overcome.
Jeremiah 49:14
"I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle."
It is amazing how interested a person will get when they hear a rumor.
Jeremiah 21:9
"He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey."
Jeremiah's prophecy to Zedekiah was a strange sermon.
Jeremiah 4:14
"O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?"
Trying to find the source of a problem is always the key to determining what to fix.
Isaiah 55:6
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:"
My father-in-law, Dr. Steve Heidenreich, and I were having a conversation about the ministry and how the LORD was blessing it. In the middle of the conversation he made a statement that everyone should heed.
Isaiah 44:3
"For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:"
Thirsty and Hungry are defined as feeling a need to drink or eat something.
Ecclesiastes 8:6
"Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him."
Goals, plans and desires are plenteous with many people.
Job 32:3
"Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job."
Correction is an important part of anyone's life.
Job 4:5-6
"But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?"
It is apparent that Job was afraid of facing the very troubles he faced.
Esther 5:13
"Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."
Have you ever been around someone whose disposition is up and down?