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“I cried out, I am slipping but your unfailing love O Lord supported me.  When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.”  Psalm 94:18-19 (NLT )

Have you ever stripped a piece of furniture?  Years ago, I attempted this task without a clue to the muscle it would take and time.  For weeks, I diligently prepped and scraped off the residue of age old stain on a solid oak dresser.  Not only were my arms and hands sore, but the smell of the stain remover gave me quite the headache.  I loved the finished product, but it was definitely more work than I bargained for.  While restoring furniture isn’t my thing, I’m glad that God specializes in restoring lives. Just when we feel like we’ve messed up again.  Just when we feel like we have no value.  Just at the very moment when we see nothing but the ugly stain of sin covering our lives, God hears our cries.  Like stripping old stain off of a piece of furniture – God strips away the messy residue of sin when we come to Him. It’s hard work;  and it requires confession, repentance and trust that God will complete the work He started in us.  Diligently He scraps off the self-imposed doubts and worries that surface when we focus on our inability to overcome versus God’s deliverance.     Gently, God renews the hope within us and lifts our spirit – redeeming our future.  Restored, renewed, refreshed – absolutely beautiful in God’s eyes.

“Father, before I even start to slip, please help me to cry out to You and to depend on You for support.  And when my thoughts cloud my view, refresh my eyes so that I can see You clearly.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
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