Be Restored

As the Lord ministered to me, restored was prompted in my spirit. And immediately, I knew I was being restored. I couldn’t help but think about the years that I suffered; the hurt and pain that I endured. All those years… lost. Somehow, everything that I had was…lost. Everything that I was…lost. Nothing left! All was broken – heart, mind, body and soul. All was lost – dreams, goals, and aspirations. The enemy had taken everything that I had. I had nothing left to give.

And just as suddenly, I was reminded of how the Lord restored me as my healing and deliverance came forth. Restoration; as He made me whole again.

And even now, as I see the Lord opening doors for me, there is no mistaking - He’s giving me back everything that the enemy stole from me. He’s giving it all back – dreams, goals, and aspirations. He’s establishing me in my rightful place; giving me favor with God and with man (in the Kingdom and in the natural).

As He opens doors, establish businesses, and declares His word.

How the years seemed to have been lost – the excitement, the hunger, the thirst, the desire – gone; seemingly dead.

And yet, every now and again, something happened, something was said that would spark a little flicker of hope that declared, “It’s going to happen! God’s going to do it!”

The years were long and painful.

As we waited, as we suffered, we were bowed down; couldn’t see our way – couldn’t see no way. We didn’t think it would ever happen - didn’t know if it would ever happen. How desperately we didn’t want that to be the case.

God had to do it! He said He would. And we know that He’s not a man that He should lie.

It was hard to wait and keep waiting. It was hard to trust and keep trusting. It was hard to believe and keep believing. It was hard to hope and keep hoping. It was hard to dream and keep dreaming.

It was hard to have faith.

But somehow, in the midst of all the hurt, pain, disappointment, discouragement; in the midst of the doubt, worry, and confusion; in the midst of the heaviness, the burden that weighed on us – there was God.

It didn’t matter how long it would take, it didn’t matter how far we had to go, it didn’t matter when it would happen…but now…when we look back, we see the steps that we took to get here (although there weren’t many). We see the work that we did (although it wasn’t much). We see the light of hope that would not go out (although it was only a flicker).

Somewhere in our heart of hearts, somehow in the midst of the storm…we believed.

And as the tears rolled down our faces we knew that they would be the witness to all that was buried under the hurt, pain, disappointment that tried desperately to make up give up…but we refused!

We stood on His word. We stood on His promise. We waited on Him.

Though it was long and hard…we waited.

And now, God is restoring to us the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm (Joel 2:25 KJV)

All that was lost is now found.

All that was stolen is now being returned.

All that was devoured is now being replaced.

Everything that the enemy stole from you!

He’s giving it back!

Now be restored!

This is the will of God concerning you.