Jeremiah 29:11

 

God amazes me all the time.  Not just some of the time, now and then, but all the time.  His creation and miracles are undeniable: God amazes me.  

Why Jeremiah 29:11?

His love never fails. He sees tomorrow or centuries. God does not own or use a wristwatch. God gave this verse to me 1985.

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. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.[b] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

In 1985 we had decided to sell/give every item in our house, save particular gifts the children owned. We condensed important items and toys into a crate 4ft X 5ft X 4ft.  We shut the door of our house, giving the keys to its new owner.

BUT I rush ahead.

We (husband's family company) bought and operated a hotel in Ireland. It was a mansion/manor owned by a Lord Barrymore who was granted the property. In 1769 the Lord built and lived in it.  

Somewhere in the course of Irish History the hotel w/20 acres of wooded land became a hotel. It was more work than we expected.

  When we decided to take this adventure, we lived in a city in the Mojave Desert. Moving with our 3 children was indescribably awful.  I was distraught.

That is when Jeremiah 29:11 appeared.  First it was in a drawer in the kitchen.  The second time I found it was in the a stack of papers I was collecting to recycle. God revealed so much to me in these two times.

We lived in Ireland for 4 years, sold and returned to California.  God guided us through some difficult times and choices  

He knew the plans....