She drew back. “Jeremiah 29:11 says ‘I know the plans I have for you, for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.’ When God calls us forward, it is into places of life: our promised lands. It doesn’t mean everything will be perfect or free of hardship, rather the promised land we are invited into is a life in God’s presence. Trust in God and God’s teachings, and God will lead you to those mountaintops.”
I chose my words carefully. “Doesn’t that passage come right before God promised to unleash famine, pestilence, and the sword on the part of his people that wouldn’t heed his words?”
Marta frowned and her forehead furrowed. “You are intelligent and well-read. I admire that and I’m sure Becca does, too. Just be sure to give her space to become that well-informed, and
