"He restores my soul" Psalm 23:3 NKJV
Part of the word restoration means, 'an act of being restored from damage' as recorded in The Free Dictionary. Anyone who has seen the show The Repair Shop on TV, will have an idea of what people bring to the crafts people. Many things are so damaged that one wonders if they could ever be repaired and restored, but they are.
In biblical terms, everyone needs daily restoration of the anxious, weary soul. Pressures can be quite strong at times. The soul is made up of the Mind, Will and Emotions; and to use a psychological term, it is the animating and vital principle in humankind credited with the faculties of thought, action and emotion The Reader's Digest Universal Dictionary. The mind can produce thoughts that trigger our will and shatter our emotions if allowed. When like this, restoration is called for.
The Psalmist cries out in Psalm 42:5, 'Why are you cast down my soul and why are you disquieted within me?' The writer was carrying out some self-analysis because of His distress and this is not a bad thing to do from time to time. We need to know what makes us tick; what troubles us and why things have all of a sudden gone pear-shaped.
If we're not careful, anxiety, worry and fear can play a big part in our downfall. If we allow it, we can fall to rock bottom and find it very difficult to move on; the distress and the depression have become so severe. We can end up a wreck needing professional help. In other words, we become damaged and broken up.
However, there is hope in God's word, Isaiah 61:4 says, 'They shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities.' If you have been undergoing distress, anxiety, fear and pain just lately, then perhaps you need to be restored - the damage needs to be repaired. I know a good restorer and He doesn't appear on The Repair Shop. His name is Jesus, a former carpenter that is true, but fully God. He is the greatest restorer of all time and He wants to help you. As I mentioned, it is not a bad thing to consider that each of us needs restoring on a daily basis. This way we have a chance of remaining sharp.
Why not go to Him right now and tell Him what you need.
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard.
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