Hi guys! I’m back after a rather long break… Whoops. 😀 Anyway, I have two things on the agenda for this post:

1. Tell people my startlingly amazing news (if they haven’t heard it already) and
2. Share a really cool truth I stumbled upon while writing a letter.

Okay, so I probably totally got you wondering what my “startlingly amazing news” is.

For those of you who don’t know our story, either go read my first post (here) or be content with my brief explanation. On July 1st, 2018, my family officially joined Wycliffe Bible Translators as missionaries. We have a whole crazy story leading to that point that my dad loves to tell (which I believe is on my parents’ blog here). Through a variety of crazy events in the past almost three years, we are finally getting ready to board a plane to the Solomon Islands on the 14th of March. We will be stopping in Manila, Philipines first. Last-minute packing has been stressful for my parents, so please pray for guidance and peace for them in the next couple of days.

But now, without further ado, the very cool truth I just stumbled upon.

The featured picture at the top of my blog (courtesy of YouVersion) is quoted from Jeremiah 29

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV

From the beginning of time, God made a plan, just for you. From where you would take your first breath, to where you would take your last one, and every single one in between, they have all been in line with God’s ultimate plan for your life. We know that this plan is for the ultimate good of us because of what Paul says in Romans 8

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Romans 8:28 ESV

And that’s saying something! I looked up how many breaths an average person takes in an average life span, and this is what I got:

1 complete breathing cycle = 3 seconds
20 breaths/minute x 60 minutes = 1200 breaths/hour
1200 breaths/hour x 24 hours = 28,800 breaths/day
28,800 breaths/day x 365.25 days/year = 10,519,200 breaths per year

And, since WHO (World Health Organization) says that the average global life span is 71.4 years, that’s

751,070,880 BREATHS IN YOUR LIFE

Copied from a Quora answer

And Guess What…

God especially planned each and everyone, just for you.

I hope that brings you encouragement today!

<3 Abigail