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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, plans to give you hope and a future.”‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection.…

“Enlarge the place of your tent,    stretch your tent curtains wide,    do not hold back;lengthen your cords,    strengthen your stakes.3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left;    your descendants will dispossess nations    and settle in their desolate cities. Isaiah 54:2-4