The God Who Restores
Joel 2:25
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.
Addiction, sin, and broken choices always leave a trail of loss. For some, it’s lost years. For others, it’s fractured relationships or opportunities that slipped away. The enemy’s goal is to convince us that once something is gone, it’s gone forever. But God makes a radically different promise—He is the God who restores.
Restoration doesn’t mean we get a perfect rewind. Instead, God has a way of bringing beauty out of what felt wasted. A man who thought he’d ruined his family finds reconciliation. A woman who believed her past disqualified her discovers new purpose. Even the scars left behind can testify to God’s mercy, becoming markers of His healing.
You don’t have to be in addiction recovery to need restoration. Every one of us has places where life has been eaten away—by regret, by failure, or by circumstances we couldn’t control. The hope of Joel’s promise is that God doesn’t just forgive; He rebuilds. He restores joy, dignity, and a future. Nothing surrendered to Him is ever wasted.
Prayer:
Father, thank You that You are a God of restoration. Heal what has been broken in us, mend what has been lost, and redeem the years that feel wasted. Teach us to trust that in Your hands, nothing is beyond repair. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.
Addiction, sin, and broken choices always leave a trail of loss. For some, it’s lost years. For others, it’s fractured relationships or opportunities that slipped away. The enemy’s goal is to convince us that once something is gone, it’s gone forever. But God makes a radically different promise—He is the God who restores.
Restoration doesn’t mean we get a perfect rewind. Instead, God has a way of bringing beauty out of what felt wasted. A man who thought he’d ruined his family finds reconciliation. A woman who believed her past disqualified her discovers new purpose. Even the scars left behind can testify to God’s mercy, becoming markers of His healing.
You don’t have to be in addiction recovery to need restoration. Every one of us has places where life has been eaten away—by regret, by failure, or by circumstances we couldn’t control. The hope of Joel’s promise is that God doesn’t just forgive; He rebuilds. He restores joy, dignity, and a future. Nothing surrendered to Him is ever wasted.
Prayer:
Father, thank You that You are a God of restoration. Heal what has been broken in us, mend what has been lost, and redeem the years that feel wasted. Teach us to trust that in Your hands, nothing is beyond repair. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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