A future that is not wishful thinking
Biblical hope is not optimism. It is confidence that God will finish what he started, even when the middle of the story is rubble.
Reflection
Jeremiah 29 was written to exiles, not to people collecting vision-board verses. The plans of God include planting gardens in Babylon and waiting longer than you wanted.
Practice. Write one sentence that begins 'Because God is faithful…' and keep it in your pocket today.