GOING AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN LOST

2 Kings 8:5-6 NKJV Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.” And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”

Going after what has been lost! Have you lost anything at any time? Your hearing? Clarity of sight? Money? Relationships? Peace of mind? Strength? Health? Memory? Confidence? Maybe you’re losing your hair? We’ve probably all lost something!😊

In Luke 15 we read about a lady who lost a valuable silver coin - she lost money. We read of a shepherd who lost one of his sheep - loss of earnings and loss of peace of mind till he found it. We read on and find the prodigal son lost his self respect, he lost his brother’s love, his fortune, he lost his position and authority as a son of the house. All gone but the good news is they weren’t lost forever. Jesus tells us they were all restored!

I hope that encourages us all to know that whatever we have lost or had stolen from us, we can ask God to either restore it or replace it with something better. He can even restore lost time. He can restore all.

This lady in 2 Kings 8:6 was in the palace to ask for the return of her lands after being away for years. At the exact moment she arrived Gehazi was telling the King about her. The king not only restored her lands but all the income she would have had if she hadn’t gone away! Over the top blessing! Isn’t God’s timing and restoration wonderful?😊

So, whatever you have lost, name it, and keep declaring this promise, “God is restoring all to me”, as I am doing in my life. Ask and believe the Lord is restoring it all to you, and giving you something even more than you lost! Start ‘seeing’ it restored in your mind’s eye. Write what you’re believing for in your vision book. Go after what has been lost!😊 Amen.

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‘SEE’ IT BEFORE YOU HAVE IT

Psalm 81:10 NKJV I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

I wonder if you took God seriously yesterday when He reminded us to write our vision down? If not, let me encourage you some more to do it because He promises to fill our mouths if we open them wide! In other words to have big dreams and believe God to fulfil them.😊

God knows that what we keep in front of our eyes is important because it sends a message to our inner man, to our spirit. Speakers know that if they give you a visual picture of something you will remember it better than only hearing it! So as we write things down, as we pin a picture of what we’re believing for to the page or on a board, we will keep ‘seeing’ it on the inside. If we ‘see’ nothing, we’re more likely to receive nothing! Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Supposing your dream is to be healthy and well, then you write down “By Jesus’ wounds I am healed. The Lord is restoring my health to me”. When I was very ill, I pinned up a photo of when I was healthy, to remind myself what it looked like😊! That was my vision - to be healthy again.

Maybe you have a dream of a new job opportunity, then write, “Psalm 32:8 The Lord is guiding me to where He wants me to be, and the Lord blesses the work of my hands.” 

Maybe you see yourself writing a book or a song, then be prepared and write the book ready, show God you’re serious, and write down that God is providing you with a publisher. Write down how many thousands of copies you’d like to sell! Dream big!😊

Maybe you’d like to be debt or mortgage free. Take your bank statement and write paid all across it and stick it in your notebook with the verse, “My God will provide all my needs.” 

Maybe your dream is to see all your family saved. Then write it on your vision board or notebook, with ‘Saved’ written across a photo of them. ‘See’ them saved every day and put the verse, “As for me and my family we will serve the Lord.”

Psalm 81:13 Oh, that my people would listen to Me, that they would walk in My ways. V.16 He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied them.

God wants us to have the finest, the honey, the abundant life, but there are instructions for us to obey so let me encourage you again, to ask the Lord for His vision for your life, dream big, write it down, pin it to your fridge or to a cork board, keep it before your eyes every day, and ‘see’ it come to pass even before you have it, and thank God for it in advance.😊 Amen.

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