2009-08-20T15:48:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/plans+i+have+for+you/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2029:11&version=NIV 2009-08-20T15:48:19-05:00 These words of comfort were originally spoken to the Israelites living in exile in Babylon. God assured them that despite their present difficulties, He had plans for them--plans for them to prosper and be restored. We don't share that historical context, but God's promise remains: He knows of our struggles and is working to help us prosper, even when we can't see it.