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b'I decided to search the island for a spring to quench my thirst. As I\\npassed under vibrant green vines, there before me was a tiny pool of\\ncrystal clear-water surrounded by periwinkle blossoms. Cupping my hands in\\nthe water and lifting it to my lips, I drank and was refreshed.\\n.\\nSuddenly, the surface of the water rippled, though no wind blew this far\\ninland. I gazed intently as a picture formed in the water. I blinked\\ntwice\\u2014it was me! First as a baby, next as a toddler, then the day my\\nparents proudly held the Growing Ceremony and our whole town came to\\ncelebrate. This went on and on, snapshots of my life, the good and the bad.\\n.\\nTears filled my eyes and coursed down my cheeks. \\u201cCould it be true? This\\nfeeling I\\u2019ve had all my life that Someone knows me\\u2026 Someone cares about\\nevery intimate detail of my existence?\\u201d \\u201cYes, My Child!\\u201d The answer was\\nimmediate, warm and soft. I knew in the depths of my soul that it was the\\nPresence. \\u201cI created you, and I love you\\u2014you are wonderfully made.\\u201d My\\nheart felt as though it would explode in joy.\\n.\\n\\u201cI am the Author of Life.\\u201d A bright light swelled around me, and a large\\nbook gilded with gold appeared in the pool. \\u201cYou see, all the days ordained\\nfor you were written in My book before one of them came to be. You were\\ncreated to be in relationship with Me. I will never leave you or forsake\\nyou, my precious one.\\u201d\\n.\\nThe book flipped to the next page, but I found I could not decipher what\\nwas written on it. \\u201cIs this my future? Can I not know it?\\u201d I felt the\\nAuthor\\u2019s smile surround me like an embrace. \\u201cI know the plans I have for\\nyou\\u2014they are to give you hope and a future. Your purpose is to seek me, and\\nI promise that you will find me.\\u201d \\u2022 Savannah Coleman\\n.\\n\\u2022 God made you and knows you completely. No matter how far you roam,\\nnothing can separate you from His love (Romans 8:39; Hebrews 13:5). How can\\nthese truths give you hope as you look back on your past and forward to\\nyour future? \\n.\\n\\u2022 The purpose of our life is to know God\\u2014and He has made this possible\\nthrough Jesus\\u2019s death and resurrection. Jesus is \\u201cthe author of life\\u201d (Acts\\n3:15), and He will fulfill His purpose for us (Psalm 57:2). If you have\\nquestions about what it means to know God, see our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\n.\\n\\u201cFor I know the plans I have for you,\\u201d declares the Lord, \\u201c\\u2026plans to give\\nyou hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me,\\nand I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me\\nwith all your heart.\\u201d Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.139|Jer.29.11-Jer.29.13'