the God who restores
August 27, 2009
God will restore me. That short sentence packs a serious punch. I keep finding myself repeating it with the emphasis on each word. And the significance of the statement changes for me each time.
God will restore me.
God will restore me.
God will restore me.
God will restore me.
The truth of all four of those statements is wrapped up in this one verse:
I am desperate for God’s restoration in my life. And I need to trust that He’s already in the process of restoring me, even when it doesn’t look or feel like it. He is the God who restores.
He says He will restore—
- my health
- my path
- my comfort
- my fortunes
- my soul
- my life
- twice as much
- the joy of my salvation
- the years that were stolen from me
- the places in my life that have been devastated
God will restore me. And then I will be strong, firm, and steadfast.
And that gives me hope.
Hope…
Trust in a God that will restore…
I don’t know that I have held such a great measure of faith, but God restores even my tattered faith.
I have spent so much time aching over the questions in my hart and now I long for the simple sweet faith of a child in her daddy’s arms. When I stop my kicking and screaming I see through my tears a loving face that has never faltered. God will restore me. Not just to the way I was, but to the way I was meant to be…
Thank you.
mmph. yes. me too.
do i really get to hug you soon?! i’m giddy at the thought.
you SO got to my heart with your comment…
Amen
These truths remain:
- Christ came for the broken, not the whole.
- Until the day of your perfection… CHRIST IN YOU already IS strong, firm, and steadfast.
- You serve a God who uses the weak to lead the strong.
mmmmm…. you are good for me, friend.
He is good.
I love this post! He does and will restore! This post reminds me of a passage a friend of mine sent to me recently:
Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits –
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Once again, you have touched my heart!
Psalm 103:1-5 NIV
These verses are so rich and full…I think I would have to camp out them for months to really, truly grasp the treasure within them.
Anyways, another great post Alece! Thanks!
i have always loved psalm 103. “rich and full” is right!
Yes, yes, yes.
Hope!
You know He put it on my heart long ago to pray for a restoration of hopes and dreams.
Love you, lady!
sigh.
thank you, friend.
If I do not have that, I have nothing.
( Christens stork party years ago. Maybe you’ll remember me…)
xxx
wow. not sure what led you here today, but… i’m glad you came.
love you duchess.
emailed you today … love you!
he absolutely will restore you.
and incredibly so.
unrecognizable, in fact.
i can’t wait. =)
Like a nice warm blanket…thank you.
Hey,
Leane is the culprit. Made me stumble upon treasure. Shame on her.
“stumble upon treasure”?? that made me smile really big. thank you.
Thank you for this reminder.
Hey alece. Its me faith. I have missed you and your blog. I’m back online and am excited about catching up. Love you, hope you are doing well.
so glad to see you on here again. look forward to hearing from you…
I started a campfire next to this passage today.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed…Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. ~2 Cor 4:7-9,16-18.
Yes, there is hope. Even admidst circumstances that deny hope in restoration. I thank God for the testimony of His faithfulness He has given you.