So Romans 9: 18 says, “So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.”It’s been a few weeks now since I posted Part One of this series, but I still remember what the Lord said in response to my questions.He said, Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 9:18 are not mutually exclusive. They are both true.You see, to our very-human eyes and brains, these two verses 

are mutually exclusive – contradictory, even. One says that God’s thoughts towards us are good, and not evil, while the other says that He chooses to harden hearts so that they refuse to listen.How can God who only wants good for a person choose to harden their heart so that they refuse to listen?It. Just. Doesn’t. Fit. Right?

Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 9:18 are not mutually exclusive.

Yet, the Lord stands His ground: “Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 9:18 are not mutually exclusive, Ronke.” The Lord is asking me (and you, of course) to open our minds to a universe where Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 9:18 are not mutually exclusive. The Lord is asking us to understand in faith. Maybe we can’t understand now with sight, but we can, with faith.* We may not understand WHY or HOW it is even possible, but it is. There is a paradigm shift here: 

Not trying to use human logic to prove the Bible right, but using the Bible to prove your thinking right (i.e. inform your thinking).And if God – who made the heavens and the earth in six days – says that Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 9:18 are both true, then they are. It is true because He said it. Not because you can prove it – using logical reasoning or scientific evidence. 
It is true because it is true. 
Does this sound foolish? 
Yes?
Then, I must be saying something right. ***2 Corinthians 5:7
** 1 Corinthians 1:18-27

Not trying to use human logic to prove the Bible right, but using the Bible to prove your thinking right (i.e. inform your thinking).