Why We Must Earnestly Desire Restoration - To Live The Abundant Life Jesus Promised

In John chapter 10 Jesus calls himself ‘The Good Shepherd’ and says that He would lay his life down for us, His sheep. He also said that His sheep hear His voice and follow Him. He makes a distinction then between Him and the thief. The thief, as we are well aware, comes only to steal, kill and destroy, while Christ comes to bring abundant life.

The enemy will try to prevent restoration at all costs because a restored Christian will be a revolutionary!

He will convince you that your emotional health doesn’t matter. He will encourage you to clam up and make you believe that you’re issues are no big deal because other people’s issues are bigger than yours. He will blindside you with short-term happiness so that you forfeit lasting joy.

An abundant life is one where our soul prospers - not necessarily one where all the dots are joined, all the pain has gone or all loose ends are tied. Instead, it is a life where our inner man is revived and restored by the Spirit of God so that we can handle whatever we face - be it the valley of death or the enemy’s all-out attack on us.

It’s up to you.

If you want an abundant life, you will need to give God room to restore you from the inside out. The enemy will try to steal your abundance, kill your joy and destroy your peace while Jesus, the good shepherd will do everything He can to restore all of that and more.

Think it through:

Are you living the abundant life that is meant to be yours? What do you think is holding you back?

Pray for it:

Believe and pray that in Christ you will have an abundant life. Ask God to restore the years that the enemy stole from you.