I am sure that many of us have asked the question:

When am I going to catch a break?

Jeremiah 29 speaks to the core of this very issue, and God assures us that He has good for us, that He believes in us, and that He wants us to prosper.

Jeremiah 29  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 upon 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. 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.”

But he always has a better word than the one we fish for.

Herb Brooks, as he prepared for the 1980 Olympics, was not interested in “all star” teams.  He was interested in telling his players to “Put your talent inside a system that is designed for the betterment of the team”.  First things first, and second things … not at all.

God wants us to thrive.  He wants us to reap the fruits of our labor.  He wants us to dream dreams and to celebrate.  But He has never pushed some of the “thriving” that we see today.

What good is it to thrive at the expense of others?

That can’t be God’s way.

And so before we read Jeremiah 29:11, we must read 29:7.

God’s hand on our lives means our pouring out onto others.  He gives us what He gives us so that we can give it away.  Without the “give it away” part, there can be no give.

Jeremiah 29 7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

Seek the welfare where God has called you.  If the people around you have welfare, you will have welfare.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J