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“Humpty Dumpty set on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again!” Have you ever felt a little like Humpty Dumpty? I have. I’ve fallen. Failed. Broken, not just things, but people – said words that shouldn’t have been spoken – done things that I never should have done. I’m left wondering if I can ever piece the fragments of my life back together again. I can’t. But He can! God mends broken hearts. He takes the pieces of failure, inadequacies, and rejection, and He patiently restores, heals, strengthens, refreshes, and renews.

Prayer: Dear Lord, when we are cast down, nothing is going right, and we don’t know which way to turn, You are our hope (Psalm 42:11). Thank You for the promise that we have in You.

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“The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming…

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“Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had!” (Lamentations 5:21 in the New Living Translation of the Holy Bible). I’ve always had a fascination and appreciation for individuals who can restore antique furniture to its original grandeur. A battered,…

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