According to Scripture, God has a plan for the future, and it is one of hope and promise. In Jeremiah, the Lord declares that He knows the plans He has for His people, plans to prosper them and give them a future filled with hope. The book of Proverbs reminds us that, although we may make plans, it is God who ultimately directs our steps, as stated in Proverbs 16:9. Additionally, James encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty, while Isaiah 40:31 and Matthew 6:33 offer assurances of God's strength and provision for those who wait on Him and seek His kingdom first.
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.