Fixing the BrokenSample

God is in the restoration business. God’s work today is a process of making all things new.

When you encounter a broken situation in your life, you have an opportunity to partner with God in his work of restoration.

Every area of your life – from the smallest interactions in your relationships to the biggest problems in your work – can be a restoration project. You can help God in his work by identifying what is broken, looking for how God wants to fix it, and taking simple next steps to help.

The book of Revelation describes what a completely restored life would look like. In the new creation, God will dwell with you in your home and in your daily work. There will be no more tears. Every broken situation will be made new (Revelation 21:3-5).

You can pull that reality closer each day by taking the simple next steps that help God in his work.

After identifying what is broken, confessing your part in problem, seeking forgiveness, and imagining how God wants to make it better, ask God what action you can take.

It often helps to list one or two short action-oriented phrases. For example, “Call boss for advice” or “Email babysitter.”

By making a regular practice of seeing the broken and working towards restoration, you can join God in his daily work.

Reflect: What new practice did you find most helpful this week? Was it noticing where God's intention was broken? Confessing your own faults? Accepting forgiveness? Or developing your holy imagination? How can you bring this practice into your daily life?

Review: You can use these questions to address brokenness in your day-to-day:

• What is broken here? (Notice anything contrary to God’s design)
• What’s my part in the problem? (Confess and receive forgiveness)
• How does God want to make this new? (Hope and imagination)
• What are my next steps? (Simple action items to participate in restoration)

Prayer: God, thank you for your promise to make all things new. Help me see what is broken in my life. May I take practical steps to partner with you. Thank you for your love, your hope, your forgiveness, and your ongoing work of restoration.

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