Recently I had the opportunity to visit the "HOZ", a place in Dallas where people can go to pray, praise, prophesy or just simply hang out with other Christ Followers. I was among the oldest in attendance that night but it didn't seem to matter to anyone. The focus was all on the Lord. Our Holy Father, our Redeemer, Savior, Friend. I entered into a time of worship and let the distractions of the day and concerns of tomorrow fade away. The music washed over me and I felt like I was in the Presence of The Lord. As I prayed I realized the praise team was singing a song about restoration and it occurred to me (yeah right. The Holy Spirit had a word for me that night) that we aren't restored just once and that's it.... Oh no, my friend! We are constantly being renewed, refreshed and restored! The Lord will restore your body, mind and spirit if you let him. I call it Perpetual Restoration. I looked up the definition of perpetual in the dictionary: everlasting, for eternity, valid for all time. Hmmm. Sounds like something the Lord would be in the business of. Restoration is the process of coming back to the original form so it makes sense to me that He would do this. He wants us to live victoriously and whole! He is the Original Form!
Life can be rough but God is always good. And He faithfully continues to restore my soul back to where it belongs: in His outstretched everlasting arms.
Indeed He does restore. And I am thankful.
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