Listen, Jack, I'm not joking - here's the deal with Jeremiah 1. See, God called Jeremiah to be a prophet even before he was born, and said to him, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." So, literally, God said to him, "This is your destiny, Jeremiah, and you can't escape it - no malarkey! My father used to say, 'You gotta embrace the things that you can't change.' So Jeremiah was like, 'What was that? Uh, okay, I guess.' And God said, 'You will go to all the people of Judah and tell them what I want them to hear. And I'm not gonna let anything stand in your way. Excuse me, I'm gonna make you brave and strong and successful.' And that's exactly what happened. He was successful in his mission, and he brought God's message to the people. I tell you what, folks, that's how Jeremiah 1 goes.