God Can Turn Back Time

We all have missed opportunities or blown chances at some time in our lives. We can look back and think, Why didn't I put more effort into that relationship? Why didnt I take that job? Or, Why did i spend all those years running with the wrong crowd, partying, when I should have been getting ahead?

Some people missed out oppportunities because they were raised in an unhealthy environment or grew up in proverty. Whatever the reason, when things dont go our way, it's tempting to think, Too bad for me. I'll never have that chance again. I've missed my season.

But the good news is that God always has another season. He said in the book of Joel 2:25 that He will restore the years that have been stolen.

You may not be able to relive your childhood, but God can make the rest of your life so rewarding and so fulfilling that it makes up for lost opportunities in your past. :") You may feel you're wasted years in a relationship that didn't work out, years on a job that turned out to be a dead end. Don't be discouraged.

God controls time. For every opportunity you've missed, every chance you've blown, God can turn back the clock and bring bigger and better things across your path.

When I met Linda at a book signing, she told me that she'd been suffering from regret over her daughter. Linda admitted that she had not been the best mother in the world. She and her daughter Paula had not spoken in years. She had reached out to her several times but daughter would not have anything to do with her.

"We lost so much time that we could have had together," She said sadly.

This mon was deeply discouraged. Linda felt she'd flunked motherhood. To my surprise that day, Linda introduced Paula standing in line behind her. Both women had tears streaming down their faces. They ran into each other while waiting in line and reunited that very day. When they saw each other, it was though God had torn down the wall keeping them apart.

All the hurt, all the pain, all the resentment melted away in a spilt second. That night was a turning point. Their relationship was restored, and today Linda and Paula are making up for lost time!

Maybe you'r dealing with a strained relationship. Maybe you've experienced conflicts and hurts. You may have built up a wall of hard feelings. You may feel someone once close to you has become a negative influence in your life.

Do not make the mistake of settling into a bitter relationship. Relationships can be healed. No disagreement had to last forever. Keep believing. Keep praying.

If you will stay in faith, God will restore your relationship. And he will make up for those lost years. God wants to turn back time. Dont' settle for less than God's Best.

~Story of Hezekiah and the extra fifteen years that God granted him~
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Hezekiah made a bold request that God turn back time. Basically, Hezekiah was saying, "God if this promise is to come to pass, if You add years to my life, don't just stop time," He said. "I know You can do that. I want You to do something more difficult-something even more out of the ordinary. God, I'm asking You to make the shadows go in the wrong direction. I'm asking You to turn back time."

That took alot of nerve. He asked God to interrupt the entire solar system just to assure Hezekiah that His promise was sincere.

Sure enough, over the next forty minutes, Hezekiah watched the shadow go counterclockwise. The scripture says that the sun went in reverse ten degrees.

God was sending us the message too. I believe He was saying, "I can reset the clock in your life. I can restore the years you've lost."

If you stay in faith, a shift will occur.

You may think you've blown it. You may feel you've wasted too much time. Yet I'm convinced God has new opportunities in front of you. He wants the rest of your life to be better than the first part. :")

God will restore the seconds, the minutes, the hours, days, weeks, months, years you've lost. He will present you with opportunities you missed because you were in the wrong place. Even if it was your fault, God is good; He's so full of mercy.

God will give you another chance.

Extracted from Joel Osteen "It's Your Time".