He will restore the "wasted" years

"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).

How many years did you waste before you repented and surrendered all to Jesus? How many years of your past life were eaten up by the cankerworm of sin and rebellion?

You know you are forgiven and your past forgotten because it is under the Blood of Jesus. But wouldn't you love to get back those years and live them for the glory of the Lord?

How often have you thought, "I could have been so much further in Christ! I could have brought so much joy to His heart! I could have saved myself and my family so much pain and suffering. How blind and stupid I was: how enslaved by the devil! How close I came to losing my soul and my sanity. I can never make up for all those wasted years."

Believer

I will believe in You. All the things that you do.

I will be untangled from the mess of my worrying.

I will have FAITH. Faith like that of Abraham. Your promises will come at your perfect timing, not mine.

"The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want" Psalm23:1

Open those pretty eyes!

I think after being in Arcadia for two weeks, Im now spiritually drained.

I was put to the test, many times. I cant say I held up too good, but I now know what breaks me, the part of my life God still needs to work in. I realized once again I DONT WANT THAT!

Being in that town just makes me feel lost, my future seems like a blur when im there.

I also came to the conclusion that some people would never understand what im going through or feeling, some people are so wrapped up in sin that they are blinded to God & His power.

But I also realize how much my family & other friends mean to me, Ill always have a tie to Arcadia, Ill always visit, I just need to be cautious of the people around me & the time spent there.

Im precious in His eyes, The enemy will try to attack me in every way possible, So when I ask for strength I understand He is not just going to hand it over to me. I will be put through situations which I will have to overcome, therefore gaining strength.

I Love God. I love His plans. I love Life.

Malachi 3:10 "'Test me in this' says the Lord Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.'"

"They will be mine," says the LORD Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not." - Malachi 3:17-18