Hope And A Future

Ep.1- 17 things learnt before I turnt 50 · Nov 16, 2025 · 20m

What if the most quoted promise of hope was first spoken to people who had lost almost everything? We open Jeremiah 29 and set the coffee mug aside long enough to meet the exiles it was written to—men and women far from home, grieving, and unsure of who they would be next. That wider frame changes how we hear, “plans to give you a future and a hope.” It becomes less about instant rescue and more about God’s slow, steady work across years, communities, and generations.

From there, we trace how hope actually lives: in patience learned through illness, in the humility to wait when every muscle…