For I know the plans I have for you, says"); document.writeln("the Lord. They are plans for good"); document.writeln("and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.1
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We all"); document.writeln("have a purpose in this world. God knows where and what that purpose is. We"); document.writeln("might have our own plans and our own purpose in mind, but God might want us to"); document.writeln("leave what we are planning and accept what He has in store for us.
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God wants"); document.writeln("us to follow Him. If we do not trust God completely and accept Him into our"); document.writeln("hearts, we may feel scared and afraid of the path ahead of us. But as"); document.writeln("Christians we can be sure that, whether the path is easy or difficult, God will"); document.writeln("walk with us every step of the way because He loves us and knows what is right.
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Jonah was"); document.writeln("afraid to go to Nineveh. Although he loved and trusted God, the Ninevites did"); document.writeln("not. Jonah was afraid because he did not understand the plan God wanted him to"); document.writeln("follow and decided to make his own plans. When Jonah chose not to follow God\'€™s"); document.writeln("plan, he found himself in a lot of trouble. That could happen to us as well if"); document.writeln("we do not obey the plans God has for us, and choose to go our own way. Accept"); document.writeln("Jesus and the plans He has for you today. His plans are good, perfect, and"); document.writeln("meant to give us a future full of hope.
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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear God, thank you for giving me purpose, and for making a way for me."); document.writeln("Please fill my heart with a desire to obey your plan for me, because your way"); document.writeln("is the right way. Help me to understand that whatever you say goes. Help me not"); document.writeln("to fight or dishonor you. You are the One we should listen to no matter what. I"); document.writeln("love you and praise you. In Your Mighty name, Amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT).
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Today\'€™s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Kayla B. (17 years old) "); document.writeln("
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