When Jesus does a remodel, a redo, a restoration, or whatever you may call it, He does it well...
“That’s where He restores and revives my life. He opens before me the pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in His footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to His name.”
Psalm 23:3 TPT
I took me far too many years to take these words literally from Psalm 23. He is the only One who truly can restore and revive. Others may help encourage, and counsel us about...our stuff. But yes, only Lord Jesus can heal and restore.
Now I am all for counseling. Don’t get me wrong. I have been a pastoral counselor for years and I facilitate an inner healing ministry called Steps to Breakthrough – Healing Life’s Hurts. Nevertheless, I know there is only One who really knows what He is doing. And He not only knows the intimacies of our lives – the deepest, darkest stuff – He is right there with us in the midst of them Psalm 39 tells us.
I know this is true. His grace in my dark has brought me into His light. I was once a broken mess, but now I live as a daughter of the King in the healing purchased for me. Because I brought Him no glory hiding in the shadows of my flesh and the enemy. Nope. No more. I be wanting to live in more and more of His light. His power. His Healing. His joy overwhelming. His beyond reason love.
So, what about you? Do you need a remodel, redo, or a restoration? Are you a fixer-upper waiting to be discovered? Jesus can do it. Simply surrender and let Him begin.