Worrying About the Future (Pt. 2): God Equips the Called — Jeremiah 1

God doesn't call the equipped — He equips the called. In Part 2 of Truth Over the Noise's series on worrying about the future, Trey Cochran takes the lead (Nathan's a little under the weather) for a deep dive into Jeremiah chapter 1 and what it means to trust God with your calling.Walking verse by verse through the whole chapter, Trey and Nathan unpack God's words to a young Jeremiah — possibly only 12 years old: "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you." They dig into the fear Jeremiah felt, how his objection ("I don't know how to speak, I'm only a youth") echoes Moses, Gideon, and Isaiah, and how God's answer is always the same — "Do not be afraid, for I am with you." They cover the visions of the almond branch and the boiling pot, God's six-fold charge to Jeremiah, and the promise that faithfulness — not popularity — is the real measure of success.Along the way they get practical for Gen Z and young adults: when God opens several doors, pick one and step out in faith; focus on what God is calling you to do today rather than fearing five or ten years down the road. They point to ordinary people God used — the disciples, Joseph, Esther, Rahab — and Nathan closes with the cautionary story of Jonah, who obeyed only in spite of himself. A closing challenge: read Psalm 139 and see how personally God knows you.Got a topic you'd like covered? Send it in through truthoverthenoise.com or tilradio.org. New episodes weekly.