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Wow how God changes everything! One minute you can be feeling so useless and he can just flip the magic switch through thoughts/words/comments from others and it can feel amazing!
 
Someone today mentioned something that made me question my ability to take a challenge or to reach for a higher height [that's gonna be high, I'm 6'6"]!!!
 
So anyway, since being home I wanted to read through this verse a few times..
 
Jeremiah 29:11 [New International Version - UK (NIVUK)]
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 

I just find it amazing that God creates us and makes our paths for us, plans our future but throughout the path he chucks his weight around like a toddler, testing us before we get our huge reward that we urge to have so much!
 
My confidence has always been low but over the passed two years its gradually increased and todays comment from a friend was amazing that made me feel like God has made an even bigger plan than expected and he wants me to succeed in it! It wouldn't even affect all the stuff I do at the moment it'll just be an additional task. How amazing?! Even though I've not had the easiest of years so far.. there are people worse off, people that don't know God, don't understand how powerful He is.. I pray for those people tonight, that they open that door and God gives them that cuddle that people so long for! 


One thing God has always installed in me is Journey - whether that be my own or others, Its something that God gives me on a blank piece of paper on different occasions during worship. I'm loving this:-

Psalm 32:8

8 Let me give you some good advice;
I’m looking you in the eye
and giving it to you straight:
 
 [The Message (MSG)]
 

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