.:i.t.o:.

‘Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.’ “For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your prophets who are in your midst and your diviners deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream. ‘For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,’ declares the LORD. “For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. ‘Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. ‘I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,‘ declares the LORD, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’ - Jeremiah 29:7-14 (nasb)

that’s such an encouragement and confirmation in what i am suppose to do here. since i have been to san jose, i felt like i have been thrown into a place of questioning and unfamiliarity. there had been this unspoken feeling of doubt and abandonment. did i make a wrong choice? did he want me in hawai’i instead? does it matter? i don’t think it matters.

as long as i am doing what i am called to do, here, i am good. for a long time i have been so afraid of “missing the boat” for God’s blessing for me. i have forgotten to look in the present — the things that are in front of me. i am beginning to know God’s purpose for me during my time here as i try to seek the shalom of this city.

’seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart,  and i will be found by you.’ what an awesome promise! soo glad that i got this message at the beginning of my time here! good stuff.  =)