Today, I’m going to touch something religious by sharing one
of my favorite verses. I apologize in advance if you are not a Christian. On
top of that, if any of my sentences had offended you, I’m sorry. I’m just sharing
my thought!
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
I believe that this is a very common verse from the bible.
However, I think some of the Christians misunderstand this verse.
There are many Christians that like to pick out one verse
from the bible and treat it like a fortune cookie. I don’t really blame them as
I used to do that and this is because some verse will actually makes us feel
peace in our mind. However, I believe that we should actually study the verse
or the chapter and know what God actually meant.
Based on reading that verse, many people may look in a way that
being Christian is all about having happiness and awesome life. And because of
their thinking, when trouble come… all they are going to do is just waiting for
God to do a miracle and escape.
From my point of view, the verse is telling me that in the midst
of our troubles, God wants us continue with our life and do not want us stop believing
in Him. Though Jeremiah 29:11 is a wonderful verse, Jesus shared with us one
thing: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth
you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, I have overcome the
world” – John 16:33.
I know that we all do not want to suffer but in my previous
post, I think I did mention that suffering can help us in becoming a better
person. However, God do have wonderful plans for us and He will give us a
wonderful life BUT we must always remind ourselves that we should face our suffering;
we must continue with our lives and keep on pressing unto Him, not just wait
and just believe that God will sort it out for you.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post. Don’t give up and keep
on going.
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