Is 2020 Still the Year of Restoration?

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Dear Diary,


It has been a while - it has been way too long if I might say. Any-who,  as you may know, there has been a lot going on since the start of the year from Kobe dying, pandemic, explosion, election and the list can go on and on. With all that’s happening I have to ask, is 2020 still the year of restoration?


Year 2019 was a rollercoaster for me. There were days when I was way up and days when I was valley low. Towards the end of the year I was in the valleys of valley. Ugh, I just wanted the year to end🤦🏽‍♀️. So, I decided to take the necessary steps to make my situation better and I also professed that 2020 would be my year - don’t we all do that though? We all end the year with resolutions that we know we may not possibly live up to. 


I had to start of the year right; therefore, I went to church on New Year’s Eve like I always do. The message of the night centered around 2020 being the year of restoration. Yes 🙌, that’s my message! Were they listening in on my conversation when I was talking about starting fresh? Either way, it was a timely message and I received it with grace. 


A lot of work needed to be done though. I needed a lot of work especially on the inside. The year came around and it didn’t feel like my year at all. Instead, it felt like the totally opposite. I dragged the HEAVY bags that I vowed to leave in 2019 all —-the —-way to 2020. The bags were so heavy I couldn’t manage them and they were so huge, I didn’t have room to put them. Here we go again, the valley🤦🏽‍♀️. 


Fast forward to today, what I realize is that I needed those valley moments. I needed to experience what I experienced. Like gold, I needed to go through the fire to look the part. It was all apart of MY restoration. It was all apart of God renewing me, transforming me, opening my eyes and doing a new thing in me. I have learnt that “thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I don’t have to fear because the Lord is with me. His rod and His staff protects and comforts me.” I have learnt from nightly bible study that striving to be an ambassador for Christ is not easy but it is worth it. I’ve also come to the understanding that some relationships cannot go with me where God is taking me. I am learning to love, forgive, have compassion, be kind and all In all, hate the things that God hates.


Despite all that is happening in the world, I do believe 2020 is still the year of restoration. I know for sure that it is for me and day by day I am being restored. Reflect on your life and your situation, what is God saying to you? Can you hear His voice? Are you listening? Are you obeying His words? Is there any baggage that you need to leave behind? Give your all to the Lord and allow him to restore you to His will. Especially in this unprecedented time, being in God’s will is where the real joy is. Go to Him and He will give you rest in the midst of chaos. 


Anyways, I have to go but I will try to visit more often.


Love,

Christian Girl

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