As I get older I have more time to look back on my life. What a ride, lol! There were good decisions and some bad decisions too. Yet I still stand amazed at what God has done in my life. I will remember the mighty acts He has shown me.
“And talk of Your deeds.
Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary;
Who is so great a God as our God?
You are the God who does wonders;
You have declared Your strength among the peoples.
You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph.” – Psalm 77:11-15
There are 2 questions I ask myself as I look back and forward:
What has God saved FROM?
- Domestic Violence
- Living in fear
- Lust
- Perversion
- Suicide Attempts
- Hopelessness
- Shame
- Despair
- Poverty
- Being Orphaned
- Sickness
- Sorrow
- Depression
- Mental illness
- Living in chaos
What has God saved me FOR?
- Hope
- Love
- Salvation
- Peace
- Redemption
- Freedom
- Healing
- Wholeness
- Holiness
- Purpose
- Joy
- Ministry
- Music
- Faithfulness
- Adoption
- Wellness
- Forgiveness
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity” – Jeremiah 29:11-14
I will remember all that God has done, is doing, and will do in my life. How about you? What has God delivered you FROM? And what has God delivered you FOR
“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust. . . . You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame.” – Joel 2:25–26
From Joseph Prince Ministries:
“The most precious thing that our Lord Jesus can restore to you is the lost years of your life.
All the years that the locusts have eaten, God can supernaturally restore to you. Every minute spent in fear, worry, doubt, guilt, condemnation, addiction, and sin adds up to wasted years that have been stolen from you.
But I have good news for you today. Because of what our Lord Jesus has done for us on the cross, you can believe for total and complete restoration, for God to redeem ALL the time that has been lost and wasted!”