{"id":4711,"date":"2021-11-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4711"},"modified":"2021-11-01T09:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:48:30","slug":"how-restoration-will-make-you-call-on-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/how-restoration-will-make-you-call-on-god\/","title":{"rendered":"How Restoration Will Make You Call on God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Psalms 80 GW<\/a>; Ezekiel 19-20 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone wavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asaph, the author of today\u2019s Psalm, is asking God to restore Israel once again.  Repeatedly, the Israelites turn from God, then back to Him.  Just like us, we are no different than them.  False gods still exist, as do idols.  We can find lots of things to worship other than God.  But none of those things will fulfill us as God can.  When we realize we\u2019ve strayed, restoration is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cO God, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved.\u201d (<\/em>Psalm 80:3 GW<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one goes from the womb to the tomb without strife.  Everyone who is born has struggles.  Sometimes, they take us to God; other times, we turn away from Him.  When my father died, I spent ten years running from God.  Angry, full of unexpressed emotions, I isolated myself from God and people.  When I finally found my way back, my prayer became simple. \u201cDon\u2019t let me turn away again, God.  I don\u2019t want to go through that ever again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let God Restore you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asking God for His power and strength will restore you.  God provides for us what we can\u2019t do for ourselves.  We\u2019re incapable of restoring ourselves, we can\u2019t save ourselves.  Only God has the power to rescue us.  You can always call out to Jesus, He\u2019s never out of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, I\u2019m listening to \u201cHinds\u2019 Feet on High Places<\/a>\u201d by Hannah Hurnard<\/a>.  The novel depicts the journey we all take as we follow Jesus.  Our heroine, \u201cMuch-Afraid,\u201d crippled and rejected, chooses to trust the Shepherd who will lead her to high places, renaming her \u201cAcceptance with Joy.\u201d  Her companions are Sorrow and Suffering; anytime Much-Afraid needs the Shepherd, all she has to do is call out to Him.  We\u2019re \u201cMuch-Afraid,\u201d God wants us to become \u201cAcceptance with Joy.\u201d  We can, knowing the Shepherd is always near.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call out to God.  Let Him restore you today.  Let go of fear; replace it with joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for proximity; when we call, You answer.  Forgive us for turning from You.  Help us never leave You again.  Let us cling to You with fervor, experiencing Your unending joy.  Strengthen us for the journey; help us find the high places with You.  IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do area of your life needs restoration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Psalms 80 GW; Ezekiel 19-20 GW Everyone wavers. Asaph, the author of today\u2019s Psalm, is asking God to restore Israel once again.  Repeatedly, the Israelites turn from God, then back to Him.  Just like us, we are no different than them.  False gods still exist, as do idols.  We can… Continue reading How Restoration Will Make You Call on God<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4711"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4817,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711\/revisions\/4817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}