Our God is in the restoration business. His job is to come in and restore our lives so we may one day become useful vessels. He takes the ashes and the left over debris of our lives and converts them to a work of art. He takes the devastation and emotional upheavals of grief and makes all things new again. It may not seem like it when you are walking through the desert of grief, but God is walking with you at your side and directing your path in the way that you should go (Job 29:25)
When you are in the throes of emotional pain you may wonder if you will ever smile again. At times you may doubt God's goodness and even be tempted to give up on believing in God, but you must try to cling to promises found in the ancient scriptures that reveal over and over of God's faithfulness and his ability to restore lives.
The God who parted the Red sea to allow the Hebrews to escape from certain death at the hands of the Egyptian's is the same God who will restore your life at the proper time. The God who saved Noah's life from the belly of the whale is the same God who will deliver you from the emotional pitfall of grief. The God who saved Daniel from the fiery furnace is the same God who will help you through whatever it is you are suffering from. The God who who reminded Peter that he would deny Christ 3 times is the same God who became part of Peter's and gave him the power to bring people to Christ.
Our God is in the restoration business. He is a master at restoring lives and enabling you to smile where once there was a frown. Just as Revelations 21:5 says "I am making everything new!"
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