Jeremiah 11: 11 – 14 NASB  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.’

How often we hear verse 11 and are encouraged by it. God drew me attention past this verse to the next verses to encourage me, affirm me, and remind me that I am firmly in His hands. His promises from these verses resound within my spirit…

“You are seeking Me, and you have found Me. Keep seeking! Seek with all your heart, for there is where you will find Me – in your heart. I will bring you back from your captivity – from your prison cell of dread and despair, loss and shattered heart. I will bring you back to the place from which you were taken – back to the place of hope, joy, peace, acceptance, connection, identity, and purpose.  There you will find your new mantle.”