2nd August FOCUS: One Word - RESTORATION

In the month of August, these are the 4 One Words for us to "Focus" on:

ROOTED

week of August 4

RESTORATION

week of August 11

[image credit & prayer]

STAY

week of August 18

REFRESHED

week of August  25

{surely there must be a correlation in these "roots"}

You can view all 4 back here.

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Last week was ROOTED for the 1st Week

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In the 2nd week of August, we will FOCUS on:
RESTORATION 

This is what the LORD says: "When I bring Israel home again from captivity and restore their fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace reconstructed as before. Jeremiah 30:18 NLT

Other Scriptures given for devotional:
Psalm 147:3 NIVIsaiah 57:15 ESVJeremiah 17:14 NLT1 Peter 5:10 NLT
[of course, other forms of RESTORATION may give us more choices for verses with the One Word, such as RESTORE, RESTORED, RESTORER, RESTORES, RESTORING]
No one but God alone can restoreand make our broken vessels whole.
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 A topical search for definition can be found at Bible Hub;
although there are only 4 given occurrences there;
my other source at Life Bible shows that there are
45 verses containing RESTORATION
from various translations.
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In CCR's devotional, she uses restore and restored more than
RESTORATION
In fact, the only occurrence I found in a quick search was in the
FOCUS TIP

"Do you feel broken today? Do you feel confident that God will RESTORE your current circumstance and make something beautiful out of your ashes?  This week, every time you start to think that nothing good will come from it, say the word RESTORATION and know that He never breaks His promises. We just have to hold on and watch." CCR

As you already know. I have not read the devotional by Cleere Cherry Reaves (CCR) yet.
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The theme of our One Word: RESTORATION
is woven throughout the Bible.
In stories of hardship that offer us hope & encouragement.
It is clear that God desires to RESTORE us, as individuals 
or in our relationships with others, even in creation.
RESTORATION
is a process, a journey of healing & transformation 
that requires faith and often much work & patience
because it has many different facets that are 
emotional & spiritual
and at times it is material, like the return of lost 
possessions or blessings.
One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 40:31
and although the One Word is not in the verse
it speaks of hope and renewing strength
then the results of this RESTORATION are shown:
soaring, running, not growing weary;
walking without being faint.
Some days we all
need to be
RESTORED
I pray if you find yourself in need please read 
that scripture and find His Strength for you

[image credit]
"On Eagles' Wings"
(also this is my chosen favorite song that I'd like at my celebration of life along with "I can only Imagine". I know on that day, my RESTORATION will be complete.)
God of Restoration
Yes, that's exactly what God is and how I feel "on eagles' wings" - my delight & fascinationwhen I watch or see an eagle and my spirit soars & God does raise me up,which is exactly what I need and get whenever God is in my business of
RESTORATION
a complete process of His healing & work in me
Yes, He bears me on the "breath of dawn"
and makes me "to shine" I pray
when someone else
needs to be
held
in
the palm of God's hand
wrapped in the arms of an Almighty Father
who is in the business of RESTORING lives 
that come to Him
weak, weary, worried
whatever
lay it down at His feet
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As I opened up Spotify to a podcast (that I don't normally do)wouldn't you know what it was on:
"RESTORED"

our God, He's so aMazing!!!
{I'm not sure how to link to this; but if you listen to Spotify, and you listen to Podcasts,it is Episode 259 with "Prayer Starters with Suzanne Eller" (KLRC) May 22, 2023}
Jeremiah 30:18
Oh, and to confirm that this is/was God the current Episode is 556"As Far as it is Possible"