This morning when I was having time with Jesus and drinking my morning coffee complete with collagen, He brought to mind a scripture I don't really think about much anymore, but I used to.
I will restore the years the locusts have eaten.....
Joel 2:25
In my current life, this meant a lot to me. With an estranged married teen daughter, I question a lot of my worth in regards to parenting. For years I felt that was my calling. Now, there are many days I doubt that I did much good.
But, to remember those words about restoring the days and years that were wasted away gives me hope.
My husband used to quote that verse a lot when we were first married because he felt like he had wasted years before we meant in sin. Now, in our older years and after we almost lost him 7 years ago, I can rely on this scripture for his healing and restoration as well.
What a glorious reminder that God is not done working in my life, and there is hope for restoration of what feels like wasted years.
