"For I Know the Plans I Have for You"

I love this verse from Jeremiah.

The King James Version says...

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

The Modern English Version says...

"For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

The beginning says...I know the plans I have for you. When I hear the word plans, I think of the will of God. Simply put, I would say God's plan for us would also be called the will of God. I know that we could argue the perfect and permissive will of God. Maybe you don't even know what those are. And to be honest, at this stage of my life, I have stopped worrying about God's perfect will. It was exhausting and confusing. All I want to concern myself with is if I am doing God's will as His child. And I believe I am. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. But I feel I am doing God's will according to the Word of God.

So when I read the first part of this verse, I know the plans I have for you...that's all I need. We don't need for our lives to be without trouble or hurt...pain or disappointment...struggles or worse. We just can take comfort in that statement...

God has plans for us.

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