Anything is Possible

So, I've heard all the time, "Anything is possible." Or "God can restore anything." And I've believed. But always for everyone else. Never for myself.

Let's take a bit of a journey together. A couple years back I moved to Nashville. It was a crazy journey and I was so full of faith and passion. The problem was that I had way too much passion for the level of character I had. So needless to say, people got hurt. People were drawn into my natural charisma and followed me down a path of destruction believing the best but experiencing the worst. By the time I realized what had gone down, it was too late. Wounds were too deep and friends were lost forever. Or so I thought...

Years went by and as I realized the depth I had hurt people I reached out and gave an apology. It was the least I could do. Believe it or not the apology was taken way better than I could have imagined. Was the bridge repaired at that moment? Haha. Far from it.

Bouncing back again, to the point where I was homeless, one of these friends would pick me up and let me sleep in her car while she was in class cuz I couldn't hardly sleep at night in the park I was staying in at the time. Daily would feed me and literally kept me alive. Knowing or unknowing, my pride manipulated the crap out of these two (and others) thinking "the call" on my life was more important than anyone else.

Then, we come into tonight. I go to see my friends band play (cuz they're really good). Yes, the friend who I screwed over royally. He couldn't have been more excited to see me there to enjoy him play. Before and after conversation was normal and not strained. Completely forgiven. Completely trusted? No, that will take years to earn as it should.

Anyways, the point of all this is to show that even when you screw up the worst you've ever screwed up, when you've hurt the deepest you've ever hurt some one... God can restore anything. I heard him say a few weeks back, "Watch me as I restore everything in your life." I was skeptical at best. But I kept my eyes open. And guess what, he came through.

I'm excited to see what else he has up his sleeve because to me this situation was impossible to mend. Be encouraged friends. There is no mess you've created that God cannot mend. There is no wound he can't heal. And no pit he can't get you out of.