Jeremiah 29:11 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.
So many times in our life we come to a place where we think it’s the end or should be the end. We are tired, beaten down and bruised from the trials. Our burdens overwhelm us; circumstances look like a pride of roaring lions waiting to devour us. Storms don't seem to abate and the ship seems too battered anyway to make it to the shore.
Sometimes the blows that life deals us with are so hard that we wish we were dead. Our pain so deep that another breath seems hard to take and we want it to be all over. Yet...we have a future in our God. He is not done with us yet. He has a plan to give us a future and a hope.
The Bible says in James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Further in verse 12 it states that blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Let us say aloud today that in spite of the storm the plan is good. I am now firmly rooted in Christ and know that this trial or trials are producing perseverance and bringing a maturity which could never come otherwise.
When you consider that He poured out His life for you...consider that He knows this present trial and He can see you through.
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