"Do Over!"

Reflections4Life April 12^th, 2015

“Do Over!”

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.” Joel 2:25

Scripture Contemplation: Isaiah 57; Jeremiah 30; Joel 2…

There are times in our lives when we want a do over. Let's face it; we can royally screw up sometimes. Make the most outrageous mistakes, and cause a lot of pain in the process.

Thank God for do-overs! The chance to begin again. Sure, there are things we will never be able to fix or repair. There are some relationships that will never be mended. However, as we start over in our lives, God will grant us do-overs in some situations of our lives.

I pray today’s Reflections brings comfort and peace to your heart and mind. I decree it be a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart, mind, and soul. Allow Holy Spirit to move freely in your life, bringing comfort, understanding, and change. Be open to the will of God, and you may receive an opportunity that you thought would never come.

Maybe we burned some bridges along the way. Destroyed some friendships in the process. Perhaps a marriage or relationship didn't end well. As we move on, starting our lives over; God may also, at some point when we are ready, grant us a do-over. A do over at love and relationships and marriage.

I realized a while ago, that though we may royally blow things; we may have caused much hurt and pain in relationships, and have failed in our lives too many times to count; God can grant us a do-over. A chance to get things right a second time around. An opportunity to make the right choices.

When we start over, we are beginning again with a clean slate. But not everyone gets a chance at a do-over. A do over in marriage, relationships, even parenthood. There is a difference in starting over and a do over, in my opinion. We can start fresh; get a new lease on life. However, we do not always get a second shot at relationships, marriage, or parenthood. We don’t always get a do-over for certain careers and opportunities that were available to us the first time around. Sadly, sometimes it’s true when they say that ship has sailed. Yet, there are some situations where we get the opportunity at a do-over. A chance to be that better wife or husband. To be that parent we wished we were back then. To do a job the way it should be done.

Some of us fail miserably the first time around. And by the Blessings of God, we may find ourselves in a situation where we get a do over. A chance to be the person you should have been in the first place

One of the wonderful things about God is His power of restoration. As we start our lives, God has the power to restore that which was lost. To grant us, a do-over at the things we failed at miserably.

Thank God for His second, third, fourth and fifth chances! It's by His mercies and goodness that we have not been destroyed by our foolishness but granted a do-over to do things right. You have a second chance at life when you received Christ. What is there, if anything, would you like to do over in your life? What mistakes or royal screw-ups have you committed, that if you had the opportunity to do it all over again, you would? God has the power to restore you and grant you that do over.

My Beloveds, may the spirit of peace and prosperity find permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. Don’t give up on life because you may have made the wrong choices. Allow God to restore you and bless you with a second chance at life. Allow His forgiveness to wash over you. There just may be a do over in your life, as well as your second chance. A do-over for what you thought was long over and impossible. You are blessed. Now go…and be a blessing.

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