Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

- 1 Peter 1:1-2 (ESV)

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

1) I Am EXACTLY Where God Wants Me to Be

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

1) I Am EXACTLY Where God Wants Me to Be(…So My Job Is To Bring LIFE Wherever I Can!)

“Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage,

“…that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But 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 find your welfare.”

- Jeremiah 29:4-7 (ESV)

Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

- Ecclesiastes 7:10 (ESV)

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

2) I Have A Never-Ending Inheritance Already Waiting For Me

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

- vv. 3-5

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

- 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

2) I Have A Never-Ending Inheritance Already Waiting For Me

(So My Job Is To Be Always Optimistic)

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

3) I Am Living An Epic Legend That Not Even Angels Fully Understand.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but

you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.

- vv.10-12

How Can I Be SURE It’s Going To Be Okay? (And Then What Should I DO?)

3) I Am Living An Epic Legend That Not Even Angels Fully Understand.

(So My Job Is To Heal A Hurting World)