Jeremiah 29 is one of those passages that many point to as an inspiring passage about the way God is at work for our well-being. However, it’s also one of those passages that is often misunderstood. It is indeed inspiring and encouraging, just maybe not in the way you think it is. God promises a “future and a hope”, but it needs to be said that it is not exactly the future that Judah was hoping for. This is a stark reminder that our future and hope is best placed in God’s hands, not our own, and come what may, the peace of being part of God’s plan far outweighs whatever future we might try to make of our own accord.