"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
This verse has been one of my favorites for at least a decade now. But I wonder... do I act and believe accordingly? I still worry about how things will turn out at work. I still wonder what to do next. I still feel stuck and long for something different.
I've learned to focus on what I know to be true instead of what I feel.
I know He loves me. (Psalms 103:10-12, Isaiah 43:1-4, Lamentations 3:22-23, John 15:9-11, Romans 5:8, Titus 3:4-7, 1John 3:1; 4:9-10)
I know He wants the best for me. (Psalms 84:11; 145:8-9, Isaiah 30:18, Philippians 1:6, James 1:17)
I know He is sovereign and in control of everything. (Job 28-41; 42:2, Psalms 135:6, Isaiah 40:10-31)
It's not always easy, but I go with what I know to be true and the feelings follow... eventually. And even if they don't, it doesn't change the truth. "He has a plan to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future."
