You Will Come and Pray

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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. — Jeremiah 29:11-12

God knows the plans He has for us.

And His plans are better than mine.

They include giving hope and a future.

When I call on Him and come and pray to Him, He listens to me.

And He knows my requests before I even voice them.

Even though I often put myself first instead of God, God puts me first every day.

Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Romans 8:38-39 

Paul was convinced that nothing can separate us from the love of God.

And I'm convinced of the same.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, we're attached to God's love at the hip.

And nothing can separate us.

Today, Abby, Kirk and I went to brunch in La Mesa.

We had a fun time catching up, eating outdoors, and thanking God for good food and family.

Plans to Give You Hope

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

God knows the plans He has for me.

He knew them before I was born.

He numbered the hairs on my head.

And He assures me He has plans to prosper me.

Plans that do not harm me.

Plans to give me hope.

And to prepare my future for me.

I am blessed. 

Plans to Prosper You

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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. — Jeremiah 29:11-13

God has wonderful plans for our lives.

Plans to prosper us.

Not to harm us.

Plans to give us hope and a future.

So we will call on God and pray to Him and He will listen.

We will seek Jesus and find Him when we seek Him out with all our hearts.

So thankful that we have found Jesus.

 

Nothing Will Separate Us From the Love of God in Jesus

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Romans 8:38-39 

God has promised that nothing will ever separate us from His love.

What a wonderful and reassuring promise.

Neither life or death.

Not angels or demons.

Not the present or the future.

Neither height no depth.

Nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from God's love in Christ Jesus.

After all, He is our Lord and Savior.

Plans to Prosper You

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

God knows the plans He has for me.

He plans to prosper me and not to harm me.

The Lord plans to give me hope and a future.

He has blessed me beyond measure.

Kirk has a green thumb with my friend's orchid.

It looked like it was on its way out just a few months ago.

Now it's blooming.

A beautiful example of God's creation and care for us.

And I am thankful.

Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Romans 8:38-39

Nothing can separate me from God's love.

He has paid for my sins with the blood of his Son, Jesus.

And now I'm His.

Nothing can separate us.

Not the present or the future.

No powers, nor anything else in all creation.

Not angels or demons.

Nothing will be able to separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus my Lord.

When I'm out hiking, I'm reminded of that through the beauty of His creation.

What an amazing blessing.

Plans to Give You Hope

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

God knows the plans He has for me.

He has declared that He has planned things out for me.

The Lord has plans to prosper me.

His plans are not to harm me, but to give me hope.

God's plans are to provide me with a future.

I don't always live according to His plans.

But when i do, He has already worked it all out for me in advance.

Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Roman 8:38-39

This past weekend, Abby and I spent some time in San Francisco.

We rode the cable cars and did lots of walking (twice up Lombard Street).

The weather was beautiful.

We even got to walk the labyrinth at Grace Cathedral and praise God in worship at Hillsong Church.

God's creation drew us closer to Him and to each other on this trip.

As we rode the boat under the Golden Gate bridge and rode on the bus across it, we were reminded of God's creation and His love for us.

Peaceful Vistas

We will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. — Micah 4:5

Torrey Pines State Park

Over the past few days, as I've explained to others how wonderful I feel and how quickly I seem to be healing, their concern is that I might be anxious as I wait for the pathology report. 

I'm certainly hopeful that the cancer has not spread into the lymph nodes, but I'm not anxious or worried. And I'm not sure why. But I have  a deep sense of peace that goes beyond anything I can understand.

I feel a calm assurance that God is in control. At the same time, I realize that I'm not in control and can have no impact on the future. But somehow knowing that God's got this means I don't have to worry. Whatever the outcome, I'm still in His hands. He'll see me through it all.

So my prayer is that God's will be done in our lives and that Kirk, Abby and I will be able to give Him the honor and glory no matter what the next steps may be.

Torrey Pines beach as seen from above is a favorite spot for our family to hike. The waves lapping up against the shore and the beach areas butting up against the cliffs provide such a scenic view of creation and the beauty around us. We are blessed to live near these awesome vistas — these reminders of God's love and care.

We are at peace.