I’ve sat through way too many sermons where the preacher said, “We all need to suffer for Jesus.”
I remember a whole series on “Fox’s Book of Martyrs”. Talk about looking forward to Sunday.
And how many times have I heard some church saint say about her problems, “Well, it’s just my cross to bear.”
Then Christians wonder why new people don’t crowd in their doors yelling, “Wow, supersize me with a helping of that misery.”
Yet, I see something completely different. Yeah I know, not the first time someone noticed that about me.
A promise that says exactly the opposite and fills me with confidence.
“‘For these are the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you.'”
Wait, what? You mean God isn’t spending his days snoozing and then wakes up looking for opportunities to swat you?
Rather he has plans for you to prosper. He has plans to give you success and abundance beyond what you can imagine.
Nowhere does he say, “I plan to make you miserable.”
What do you think would happen to your confidence and happiness if you truly focused on that promise?
And what do you think would happen in your life out of that confidence?
Supersize me with that!
*Jeremiah 29:11
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