Jeremiah 29

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. vv.11-13

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Just about everyone has heard this verse whether they read their bible or not.  Yet how often it is used way out of context.  Chapter 29 is a letter from Jeremiah to those in captivity in Babylon and he's giving them direction on how to use their time there.  He's not just saying it'll all pass soon, but tells them to build homes for themselves, marry, have children, plant gardens, etc, because it's going to be 70 years.  He even tells them to pray for the people of Babylon to have peace, because if the people of Babylon have peace then they of the captivity will too.  I'm sure this was not what the Israelites wanted to hear.  Remember Israel and Judah are in captivity because God sent them their for their disobedience.  Their thoughts after hearing these verses weren't "God's going to take me out of this troubled situation and bring me to something great," rather God's saying stay right where you are in captivity and persevere through this trial seeking me because I've got you and your future.  It may have seemed that God couldn't be found in this foreign land, they referred to God as the God of Heaven as He was far off rather than Jehovah God, the close God of relationship.  Yet God says to them if they will seek Him with all their heart they will find Him.  So today many see God as far-off, not caring about this world and all the trouble in it, but if one seeks Him they will realize He's nearer than you think.
How can you cling to this verse differently now?  What troubles are you going through currently?  Are you seeking God with your whole heart despite your circumstances?  Have you found Him?