Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

We are all encouraged by a leader who motivates us to move ahead. Someone who believes we can do the task he has given and who will be with us all the way. God is that kind of leader.

He knows the future, and his plans for us are good and full of hope.  As long as God provides the agenda and goes with us as we fulfill His mission, we can have boundless hope.

If we could live our faith as an act of worship or service to God, such an attitude could take some of the struggles out of it by treating our problems as the price of discipleship.