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PT. 5 | FAITH IN THE FURLOUGH: Restored After the Humbling · Rise and Thrive with Dr. J. Nicole Podcast

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  Welcome back to Faith and Farlow.
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  And I'm Doctor J Nicole. Today we're talking about
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  restoration. After the humbling, our love can
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  feel like a a stripping away of income, a stripping away of
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  stability, A stripping away of control.
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  But here's the promise that we must hold on to what a God, what
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  God allows to pause, He also has the power to restore.
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  And when he restores is often greater than what we lost.
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  OK, so our anchoring Scripture today.
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  At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes
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  toward heaven, and my sanity was restored.
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  Then I praised the Most High, and at the same time that my
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  sanity was restored, my honor and splendor will return to me,
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  and I was restored to the throne and became even greater than
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  before. Wow.
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  Restoration came after. Nebuchadnezzar looked up.
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  Now let's break this down a little bit, right?
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  So King Nebuchadnezzar, he lost everything because of pride.
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  He lived like an animal, completely humbled.
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  But the moment, the moment he looked up and acknowledged God,
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  the process of restoration began.
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  Now think about your own life in this furlough.
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  It may not be pride that caused it, but you might still feel
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  humbled, cut down, reduced, or even limited.
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  But the good news is that God specializes in restoring what
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  looks lost. Here's the key.
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  Restoration isn't just about getting back what you lost.
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  It's a it's about becoming. It's about coming back stronger,
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  wiser, and more aligned with God's with.
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  If you've been feeling broken during this furlong, let me
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  encourage you. Humility isn't the end, but a
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  door lane. When we lift our eyes upward,
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  God begins to restore things outward.
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  Maybe you lost income. Maybe you lost peace.
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  Maybe you lost confidence. Restoration is coming and God
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  restores. And when He restores, He
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  restores fully. Just like Nebuchadnezzar, you
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  can come out of this greater with greater clarity, greater
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  stability, and greater faith than before.
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  Here's what I want you to do this week.
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  Write down 3 areas of your life that feel stripped away right
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  now. Right now, Next to each of them,
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  I want you to write a prayer of restoration.
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  For example, if you lost income, right Lord, restore financial
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  provisions in ways I cannot expect in Jesus name, Amen, OK.
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  If you lost peace, Lord, restore my peace and renew my mind dated
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  in Jesus name, Amen, right? Because we know we cannot come
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  to God but through Jesus. This simple practice shifts your
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  focus from what's gone to what God is preparing to return.
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  Restoration begins when we look up.
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  Nebuchadnezzar's story proves that no seasonal loss is final
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  when God is invoked. Let's pray, Lord, for everyone
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  impacted by this furlough. I speak restoration.
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  Restore finances, restore peace, Father.
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  God restore dignity and restore joy.
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  Father, let them come out of this season greater than before,
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  not just in what they have, but in who they've become through
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  you in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
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  If this episode blessed you, share with someone who needs
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  encouragement right now. Make sure you like you.
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  Subscribe, you share, help this platform grow.
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  And I'll be back with episode 6 and we'll talk about building
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  while you wait. And remember, restoration is
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  coming. This pause is only temporary,
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  and God's promise is eternal. Love you, see you next time.