"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)
Has become one of my favorite bible verses--so much so, that it is inscribed on my thumb ring. I find myself looking at the text often, especially in times of frustration, sadness, worry, or fear--it reminds me that everything is as it should be according to His plan--which is not mine to understand. I spent a lot of time looking at it today.
Tomorrow marks two years that I ended a rather painful chapter of my life. One that had started five years earlier to the day. I was only 25 at the time and thought I knew everything.
Seven years later, I have come to realize that the path I was walking on was not the one that had been intended, but was then used to serve a purpose. His. It brought me full circle--back home to NH and ultimately back to faith--this time a deeper saving relationship. Granted...I took the LONG way home--but, I made it.
The scars of that journey (and those of earlier in life) are slowly fading. I have come to know Agape, both as a giver and receiver. And the relationships I have in my life are now built on that--unconditional and unending.
I am not the person I once was...I have become the new and improved version I was always afraid of being traded in for. Granted, I still have tough days--weeks, and I am far from perfect. But I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
