Can God restore my wasted years and make me whole again?
Life can sometimes feel like a series of missed opportunities, regrets, and wasted time. You might find yourself looking back, wondering if it’s too late for a fresh start.
But the Bible offers incredible hope. God has the power to restore your wasted years and make you whole again.
No matter what has been lost, God can bring healing, renewal, and new purpose to your life.
God’s Promise of Restoration
The Bible is full of promises that speak to God’s ability to restore and renew.
One of the most powerful examples comes from Joel 2:25, where God says, “I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten” (NKJV).
This verse was spoken to people who had experienced great loss and devastation, yet God promised to give them back what they thought was gone forever.
This promise shows us that even when we feel like we’ve wasted time, made mistakes, or gone down the wrong path, God can restore what’s been lost.
His power is greater than any regret or missed opportunity.
How God Brings Restoration
Restoration doesn’t mean that God simply returns things to the way they were. Instead, He often brings something even better out of our past struggles and failures.
Through His grace, we can experience deeper healing, a renewed sense of purpose, and a fresh start.
Ways God Restores:
- Healing brokenness: God can heal the emotional wounds and pain caused by past mistakes or circumstances. Psalm 147:3 says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (NKJV). No matter how deep the pain, God is able to bring comfort and healing.
- Renewed purpose: Often, what feels like wasted time can become a period of preparation. God uses every part of our journey to shape us for His purpose. As Romans 8:28 reminds us, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him” (NKJV). He can turn your past into a stepping stone for a brighter future.
- Restoring hope: When we feel lost, hope can be hard to hold onto. But God promises that we can find hope in Him. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (NKJV). Even if the past seems bleak, God’s future for you is full of hope and possibility.
Embracing God’s Healing and Wholeness
For anyone feeling broken or incomplete because of their past, God offers a path to healing and wholeness.
This doesn’t happen overnight. But through a growing relationship with God, you can begin to feel restored.
Part of this process involves turning to Him in faith, seeking His guidance, and trusting that He is working to make you whole again.
Steps to embrace restoration:
- Seek God in prayer: Pray for healing, renewal, and the strength to let go of the past. Ask God to help you see the future He has for you.
- Trust in His timing: Restoration is a journey, and it may take time to see how God is working in your life. Be patient and trust that He is guiding you step by step.
- Align your life with God’s purpose: As you grow in your relationship with God, begin aligning your actions, decisions, and goals with His purpose for your life. This will help you move forward into the new opportunities He has prepared for you.
God’s Love and Restoration Are Always Available
If you’ve been feeling like your past mistakes or missed opportunities have left you broken or unworthy, remember that God’s love and restoration are always available.
He has the power to restore the years that feel lost and give you a future full of hope. In His hands, nothing is wasted, and every part of your life can be used for good.
A Future Full of Hope
No matter what you’ve experienced or how many years feel wasted, God can restore your life and make you whole again.
Through His grace, you can experience healing, renewed purpose, and a future filled with hope.
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Restored Relationship (Sermon) – Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN
In this sermon produced by 3ABN, Jill Morikone will share from the Bible how God desires to restore your relationship with Him. No matter how you feel about yourself. No matter what other people think of you, God loves you and wants you back. You may have wandered, but God seeks to renew the relationship you once had. Watch and listen as we learn how no one cares for you and loves you like God.
9 Bible verses about God restoring you whole
Compiled by the Hope For Africa staff on September 25, 2024
Bible verses related to “Can God restore my wasted years and make me whole again?” from the New King James Version (NKJV) by Relevance
- Joel 2:25-26
“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
The crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.”
Explanation: God can help us learn from our mistakes and help us to better use the opportunities that lie ahead. - Psalm 51:12
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”
Explanation: God can restore our spiritual life from the ruins of sin and make us rejoice in His salvation. - Job 42:10
“And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.”
Explanation: God can restore both material and spiritual losses we have incurred. - Jeremiah 30:17
“‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they called you an outcast saying: This is Zion; No one seeks her.’”
Explanation: God can restore soundness of health to those who have suffered Satan’s attack. - Isaiah 61:7
“Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.”
Explanation: God can take away our shame from our past life and give us peace and hope in Christ. - Lamentations 5:21
“Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored. Renew our days as of old.”
Explanation: We are to pray to God for repentance and restoration to divine favour. - Zechariah 9:12
“Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.”
Explanation: As the Israelites in captivity had hope for restoration God desires to deliver us from the bondage of sin and restore us to Him. - Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Explanation: God can restore us and use our past experiences to bless others who are going through similar challenges. - 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
Explanation: The challenges we go through here on earth can be purifying, refining and elevating our character in preparation for the glory to come.
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