Restoration

Joel 2:25 speaks of God restoring the years. Automatically, people think of the things they've lost over the years such as cars, houses, and so forth. But there's another restoration to be sought. The restoration of faith in God, commitment to God, etc. In other words, there must be restoration IN us before there can be restoration TO us.

Sometimes, we wonder why there are delays in seeing the manifestation of God's goodness. There's no problem on God's side. It's on our side. Perhaps there is "stuff" or "junk" in us that needs to be removed. Then God can restore the "goods" IN us. Subsequently, the "goods" can be restored TO us.

God wants us to win. We have to do our part. Junk out, God in. Filth out, Word in. Hatred out, love in. You get where I'm going with this? We've got to go higher in God. We can't do it with the "mess" that holds us back.

Let us all seek real restoration, to the glory of God!