Winning With a Losing Hand

Nov 16, 2025    Jon Wheeler

What if the very season you're trying to escape is the exact place God intends to shape you?


This message dives into Jeremiah 29:11—not as a coffee-cup verse, but as a gritty, hope-filled promise spoken to exiles who desperately wanted out. Instead of rescuing Israel immediately, God told them to settle, build homes, plant gardens, raise families, and seek the peace of Babylon—the place they hated.

In this teaching, you’ll learn:


• Why God’s plan often includes the circumstances we would’ve never chosen

• How to move from “Why me?” to “Thank You, Lord”

• Why faithfulness in hard seasons becomes a living testimony

• How to start doing what you already know to do—and stop quitting when it gets hard


If you're tired, discouraged, restless, or wishing your life looked different…this message is for you.