Immanuel -- God With Us. Many people may be tempted to "do something" to solve their own problems when they feel that their backs are against the wall. This morning we will consider two men who had plans for how to solve their problems when their backs were against the wall. One made a poor choice; one made a wise choice. We must remember that God is with us, and trust his plan.

As life's trials cause you to sit back and ask, "How can any good come from this?" Jeremiah gives hope to those who are struggling with some of those deepest struggles of life. That hope can only come from God. However, instead of waiting on God we are often quick to turn to other solutions. But it is only in waiting on God that we can find lasting hope.

You must walk as a child of the light and be wary of any voices that appeal to a lesser standard.

You must practice a daily walk of imitating God, your Father, and Jesus, your Lord.

You must lay aside that which grieves the Holy Spirit and put on that which is pleasing to God in righteousness, holiness and truth.

In the process of metamorphosis a worm changes into a butterfly. Similarly, you need a complete change of mind from how you believed and thought before, to how you should think now.