For the next ten days we are going to focus on the process we are all in. I want us to understand the process of restoration and spiritual life. Say these words out loud, "I MUST BE PATIENT IN THE PROCESS!" Here is the process of making bread;

The wheat must threshed

The wheat must be crushed

The wheat must be mixed into loaf and fired

The loaf comes forth as a tasty morsel for everyone to eat from

You are being prepared to be a tasty morsel for days ahead.

Day 2: The Process of Restoration: "Understanding Salvation" Read Col. 1:13-14; Luke 2:30-32
by Chuck Pierce on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 1:28pm

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
We have looked at "what" God wants to restore to us, which is zoe life. Now for the next two days, let's look at the two basic "how" elements in the process of restoration. The first, which is the starting point of all restoration, is understanding and coming into salvation. The second is understanding and coming into wholeness.
Chuck D. Pierce

Restoration begins with knowing what salvation is and what it does for us.Many people have a narrow view of salvation. They see it as a way to escape from the deadly consequences of sin, and they view repentance as a striving toward moral purity. Therefore, they believe that if we ask Jesus to save us and we in turn live good, clean lives, we have a ticket to heaven. This view not only leads to a distorted and somewhat legalistic relationship with God and each other, but it also totally negates the overall joy and true benefits of salvation.

Salvation comes from the Greek word soterion, meaning to rescue, deliver, bring to safety, liberate, release or cause preservation. The word is linked to the concepts of forgiveness, healing, prosperity and restoration. All of these benefits are implied within the word that gives Christians their greatest hope and joy. Without salvation, there is no restoration! There is no hope for getting back on the track God intended for us, both collectively and as individuals, from the foundation of the earth. God has an intended destiny for every human being.

The first step to entering into that destiny is salvation through Jesus Christ-not just saying the Sinner's Prayer and letting it go at that, but allowing the forgiveness, healing, prosperity and restoration to penetrate every part of our lives. Upon seeing the baby Jesus, Simeon declared, "For my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel" (Luke 2:30-32). Simeon saw Jesus and recognized the salvation of the Lord. Yet imagine how many of his contemporaries saw the same child, the same young man, and never recognized salvation in their midst. Those who do recognize the necessity for true, life-changing salvation have tapped into the only true source of restoration, the only true source of life this world has to offer. Through salvation in Jesus Christ, we are not only restored to the Father (although that in itself would surely be enough), but we are also forgiven, healed and brought into our prosperity. What a hope and a future we have!

Day 3: The Process of Restoration: "Understanding Wholeness" Read: Thes. 5:23
by Chuck Pierce on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 1:42pm

Salvation permeates our entire being-body, soul and spirit-with the ability to change every fiber of our makeup. As we yield to the ongoing, life-changing power of salvation, we can begin to understand wholeness.

When we came to the Lord, no matter what age we were, we were all fragmented with pieces of our lives scattered here and there. Why? Because scattering is a curse that we come under as a result of sin. When we sin, pieces of the person God intends for us to be are left behind. We trade purity, blessing, health, and/or a part of God's perfect plan for our lives for a sin we have committed. Therefore, parts of the whole person God intends for us to be lie scattered along the paths of our lives at each point where we have chosen sin.

Although we in the Western world tend to compartmentalize our lives into physical, mental and spiritual (or body, soul and spirit), the fact is that a proper biblical worldview is one of a unified, whole person in whom these parts are not separate entities, but are interconnected. First Thessalonians 5:23 says, "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus." Here we see that God's interest in sanctifying is not limited to the spiritual being of a person, but the whole person. The concept of dealing with a person holistically did not originate in the Far East or in New Age thinking; it originated with God.

In fact, Jesus' message was one of wholeness. Many times He would respond to those whom He touched by saying, "Your faith has made you whole." Why? As previously mentioned, sin can leave us scattered. Sin also affects each part of us. Sin is not just a dark blot on the invisible realm of the soul; it can affect us physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. Many people are facing illnesses today because of sin in their lives. For this reason, we must transcend our Western mindset and realize that we need restoration and wholeness to be brought to every part of our being. E. Anthony Allen, in the book Transforming Health, states: The ways people think, feel, relate and manage their lifestyles can maim and even kill. But divine healing and renewed hope can transcend normal healing processes. Divine forgiveness, reconciliation, deliverance, restoration and renewal bring healing. Where God reigns there is healing. Wholeness comes not by "treating" but by healing.

That is why Jesus said, "Your faith has made you whole." When He heals, He restores, and restoration is a holistic process. Only God has the power to gather the scattered pieces of our sin-ridden lives and bring them back into wholeness.

That is part of what happened to me when I was 18. When the Lord said, "I will restore to you all that you have lost," I entered into a process of exchanging my earthly, fragmented life for a wholeness that gave me the power to obtain all the spiritual blessings that God had stored up for me in heavenly places. My body, soul and spirit all entered into that process. Throughout this book, I will share different areas of my life that the Lord has faithfully and miraculously restored to me. I am, however, still in this process-we all are. Since age 18, I have faced other losses in my life that need restoration. But God has always been more than faithful to meet my every need!

Day 4: The Process Of Restoration: "The Holy Spirit"
by Chuck Pierce on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 1:54pm

Allow Holy Spirit to come into your sphere these 10 days! Let Him restore everything that need to be restored.
Chuck D. Pierce

We've talked about the "what" and "how" of restoration. Now let's look at the "who." The Holy Spirit is the person of the Godhead who is serving as the restorative agent here on earth. God the Father is the author of our restoration plan. He manifested Himself on earth through His Son, Jesus. Jesus carried within Him that plan and, consequently, our future. He took the sin that would stop our personal future and let it be crucified on the cross with Him. This act insured our restoration and future success. Jesus then said to His disciples, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. . . . All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you" (John 16:7,15).

The Holy Spirit has an essential role in the life of every believer, with a vast job description. Some Christians only associate the filling of the Holy Spirit with those things that are considered "charismatic," such as tongues, and therefore prefer to ignore His function. They limit themselves to a very narrow view of the One whom Jesus called our Helper. The word "helper" in Greek is parakletos, meaning intercessor, counselor, advocate or comforter. What a beautiful promise of a constant help. But that's not all. In his book The Names of the Holy Spirit, Elmer Towns expounds on a list of 126 descriptive names, titles and emblems of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture.

These references to the Holy Spirit include: Breath of Life (Rev. 11:11); a Dove (Mark 1:10); the Finger of God (Luke 11:20); the Guarantee of Our Inheritance (Eph. 1:14; cf. 2 Cor. 5:5); the Oil of Gladness (Ps. 45:7; Heb. 1:9); Rivers of LivingWater (John 7:38); the Spirit of Promise (Eph. 1:13); Adoption (Rom. 8:15); Counsel (Isa. 11:2); Fear of the Lord (Isa. 11:2); Glory (1 Pet. 4:14); Grace (Zech. 12:10; Heb. 10:29); Holiness (Rom. 1:4); Judgment (Isa. 4:4); Knowledge (Isa. 11:2); Life (Rom. 8:2); Love (2 Tim. 1:7); Might (Isa. 11:2); Power (2 Tim. 1:7); Prophecy (Rev. 19:10); Revelation (Eph. 1:17); a Sound Mind (2 Tim. 1:7); Supplication (Zech. 12:10); Truth (John 14:17); Understanding (Isa. 11:2); and Wisdom (Exod. 28:3; Deut. 34:9) Only when we allow the Holy Spirit to work within us do we have the power to live a victorious Christian life. And it is He, the Holy Spirit, who does the work of restoring the fragmented, scattered pieces of our lives to something that is far greater than its former state. When we receive the Holy Spirit's work in our lives, and yield to His direction, we have access to all that the Father desires for us. The restoration process can begin.

When the Holy Spirit begins a process of restoration, He has placed us in a new season with new revelation and new life: a new wine. Most of us are familiar with the passage in Matthew 9:17 that says, "Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."

In order to contain the new wine of restoration, we need a new wineskin. The Greek word for new, meaning something totally new that has never been seen before, is neos. But that's not the word used in this passage. The word used in this passage is kainos, meaning something that has been renewed or made over-something restored. In the restorative process, God takes what was there and brings it to a new place so He can pour within it that which He longs to release to us-our new wine. To make a wineskin new, He soaks an old wineskin in water and rubs it in oil. Rubbing in the oil is the part of the process that makes us flexible. Those hard things we go through are the oil that He rubs into us. And that oil also contains a new anointing. As we allow the Holy Spirit to take us through the process of rubbing, we not only become more flexible so that we can handle all God desires to pour into us, but we also become able to pour out in a greater measure.

Day 5: The Process Of Restoration: "Three Things necessary to Remove for Your Wineskin to Change!"
by Chuck Pierce on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 4:54pm

Now over the next three days, lets ask the Spirit of God to remove the things in us that would keep us from becoming a new wineskin for the future.
Chuck D. Pierce

So, how does your wineskin change? How do we become renewed so we can begin to move forward in our restoration? First, a process of removal must occur. Specifically, there are three things that God must remove from our lives in order to renew our wineskins.

The first thing The Spirit of God must remove is Legalism. Most Christians would be greatly surprised to learn how many legalistic structures they have embraced. Simply put, legalism is narrowing all of our mind processes down to the point that we can't receive the mind of God. Rather than having a mindset that is saturated in His grace and love, legalism is a mindset that is steeped in man's judgment and control.

Legalism always leads to pride and unbelief. In Galatians, legalism is even equated with witchcraft. Paul reminds the Galatians that they were doing great. They were having a good time, growing in the Lord and walking in faith. Then he asks who has bewitched them? In other words, who narrowed their minds down to such a degree that they were no longer able to receive the grace of God? Who brought legalism into their midst? Our restoration cannot be released while God is tightly locked in a box.

We must allow the Lord to remove our legalistic, religiously rigid mindsets. For example, is there a situation in your life, in your family or in your city that seems completely unchangeable? Are behavioral patterns so deeply entrenched that nothing could shake them loose? If the answer is yes, then you are dealing with a legalistic mindset. We say nothing is impossible with God, but do we really believe nothing is impossible with God? In every area where we do not have this heartfelt assurance, we have a legalistic, bewitching structure that narrows God. Ask the Lord to reveal hidden places of Legalism in your mind, and then be willing to let those old structures fall to the ground. Allow new faith to rise up within you.

Day 6: The Process of Restoration: "He Removes Condemnation" Read: Gal. 4-6
by Chuck Pierce on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 4:55pm

Satan is a liar and a thief. He lies to us about our position with God in order to steal the restoration God has for us. One of his favorite tactics is to bombard believers with reminders of personal failures or failures in their generations to the point where they wear around a sticky garment of condemnation and guilt. They say things such as, "God can't restore me because I . . . am divorced, had an abortion, had an affair, lied about a friend, took what was not mine (fill in the blank)." These are lies! You don't have to wear that old garment. The cycle of the past can end. Getting right with God and then forgiving yourself will break the schemes the devil intended to use to keep you draped in a shroud of guilt, no matter what you've done. Jack Hayford writes, "And once your relationship with God is restored, your guilt has served its purpose and no longer has any place in your life. Let it go. And refuse its argument to regain any place in tormenting your mind or your feelings." Let the Holy Spirit soak you in His cleansing waters of forgiveness and renewal. This is another key to renewing the wineskin that will hold the wine of restoration.

Day 7: The Process of Restoration: "He Removes Judgmentalism" Read: Is. 58
by Chuck Pierce on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7:53am
Just as we must put away our own condemnation, so must we put away condemning others through judgmentalism. Because of the law of sowing and reaping, we really can't fully do one without the other. If we condemn others, we will be condemned. And what's worse, the Bible says that we too become dangerously susceptible to falling into the same sin we accuse others of. Don't be fooled. We are not to sit in judgment. Judgmentalism has serious spiritual ramifications and has the power to keep us from entering into restoration. Isaiah 58 says that if you will pray and fast, and let God determine the fast for you (don't do it religiously), and if you'll put away the pointing of that finger and looking outward, He will begin to break forth your light and your healing will spring up. Allow that process of God to bring you into the fullness He has for you. This, too, is part of making the wineskin clean and ready for the new wine.

Day 8: The Process of Restoration: "He Restores Intimate Contact" Read: Lk. 10:38-42
by Chuck Pierce on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 3:31pm

In the process of renewing our wineskins, certain things must be restored to us in order to make the process complete. For the last three days I will focus on the three key factors that move us toward restoration!
Chuck D. Pierce

He Restores Intimate Contact with Himself and Others Relationship is difficult for many Christians simply because our society breeds fear of intimacy. We protect ourselves. We don't want to get hurt. We don't want to allow our emotions to be seen. And to complicate matters, those who have experienced broken relationships in the past don't want to chance future intimacy. But the simple fact is that we need one another. We need God. Without one or the other, we will never enter into the fullness of restoration. We must begin to allow God to make us intimate communicators with Himself and then each other. First and foremost, we need to embrace an intimate relationship with God. The classic analogy is Mary and Martha (see Luke 10:38-42). We get so caught up in what we are to do that we forget what we are about. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus until she knew her destiny. Once she knew the purpose of her life, then she could go do the dishes with Martha, or anything else that needed to be done. She did not neglect the task. Through intimacy, Mary simply gained what she needed for her life and then tended to the business of the house. God is calling us into a new intimate place. From this intimate place, we gain our new strategies for moving ahead. But the intimacy is not for us alone. Just as God wants to restore us as individuals, He is equally interested in restoring us as the Bride of Christ. For that reason, we must allow Him to bring us into intimate relationships with one another that will thrust us forward into our biblical destiny.

Day 9: The Process of Restoration: "He Begins to Restore Our Father/Child Relationship"
by Chuck Pierce on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 8:53am

When we do not know God as Abba Father and have not yet come into the spirit of adoption that God has for us, we really do not have the relationship needed to grasp our restoration and the inheritance that comes with it. This is important to understand. Many times God starts by dealing with our earthly father and authority issues in order to restore the Father/child relationship that we have with Him. In cases where our fathers have abused their authority, or did not take their proper role in the family, God must restructure our thinking, but we must let Him. He is neither an abusive Father nor an absent Father. He is a loving Father who cares deeply for us-so much so that He has a plan of restoration for our lives. We need to allow Him to bring us to that understanding. Once those issues are in order, the word of the Lord over our lives can begin to spring forth.

Day 10: The Process of Restoration: "God Restores Our Childlike Faith"
by Chuck Pierce on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:56pm

God sees all the war and wilderness places that we have been in. Through those times, He begins to increase our measure of faith. As this childlike faith begins to arise, the glory of God rests upon us. I have always considered myself a man of faith. I lead meetings all around the world filled with great faith and expectation of what God will do. Nonetheless, I learned a new lesson about childlike faith recently. In addition to many other responsibilities, I had just begun working with C. Peter Wagner, Doris Wagner and Ted Haggard in a project called the World Prayer Center (WPC). This unique project holds great potential for raising up massive amounts of prayer throughout the world. It also holds equal potential as a target for spiritual warfare. My job as executive director of the WPC included leading the intercession needed for raising the necessary funds to support the project. Because of the level of warfare we had experienced, I knew that I did not have the faith I needed for seeing the project through. One morning I asked the Lord to increase my measure of faith concerning the WPC. That same day I was on my way down to South Texas to lead a revival meeting. While I was preparing to leave, my 15-year-old son Daniel came to me and said, "Daddy, when you're in South Texas, I believe God wants you to bring me back a parrot." Chuckling at him, I replied, "Daniel, parrots cost $1,500. Why don't you go ask the Lord if He really wants you to have a parrot? If He does, He'll get one for you." Accepting my statement, Daniel darted out of the room. About 10 minutes later, he returned and flatly declared, "Daddy, I asked the Lord about my parrot, and He said He wants me to have one."

I could not believe it. What could I say? I left, shaking my head and wondering if I had somehow taught him to manipulate what he was hearing from God. When I arrived in South Texas, I told the couple I was staying with about my conversation with Daniel. The man and I just laughed it off. But the wife looked at me and said, "Parrots fly over the border from Mexico through here all the time." I looked at her and wondered what that had to do with anything. We could never catch a wild parrot. I got up at 5:00 the next morning for my quiet time. In the middle of my devotions, I heard something outside. As I looked out my window, I saw that the woman had set up a cage in a nearby tree and was down on her knees praying. I wondered if I had somehow led this woman into total delusion. Did she expect a wild parrot to just walk into the cage? Snickering, I returned to my quiet time. Later that morning I led a big prayer meeting, all filled with faith. The following morning I got up for my quiet time again. This time I was in deep prayer for the World Prayer Center-the very thing for which I needed faith. Again, I heard something outside. I opened my window and looked to see this woman shutting the door of the cage. Inexplicably, a large, beautiful parrot had flown into the yard and walked into the waiting cage all on its own! I looked up at the Lord and said, "Lord, I am in bad trouble for my lack of faith." And it just felt like He agreed with me. That day the Lord began to speak into my heart and say, "Your borders are too narrow. But I can cross your borders, I can bring the supply that's needed. If you will have faith as a child, I will release that which you need in this hour." Today that parrot sits in my house. I can't look at it without being reminded of God's supply in the face of childlike faith. I encourage you that no matter where you are in life, God has a plan to increase your measure of faith!

Day 11: The Process of Restoration: Our Freedom Read: Gal. 5:1; Jer. 40:4; Isa. 61:1
by Chuck Pierce on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:22pm

Let us now focus on the process of restoration. For the next ten days, let us focus on this. This is the year to pierce the world's structure and recover captured blessings. As we focus on these ten steps, decree that you are taking back what the enemy has stolen, captured, and contained!
Chuck D. Pierce

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" (Gal. 5:1, NIV). God longs for His people to be free from whatever chains have held the min bondage. In both the Old and New Testaments, God has proven this pattern to be so. The people of Israel, for example, cried out in agony when they were enslaved in Egypt. God heard their groanings and remembered the promises He had given to their forefathers. The rest of the book of Exodus shows the extraordinary lengths to which God will go to set His people free and to keep His promises. Later, we see how the prophet Jeremiah was freed from captivity and given several options. "And now look, I free you this day from the chains that were on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it seems wrong for you to come with me to Babylon, remain here. See, all the land is before you; wherever it seems good and convenient for you to go, go there" (Jer. 40:4).

The word "free" in this passage is the Hebrew word pathach, meaning to open wide, loosen, set free, release, untie, unshackle or liberate. Through that freedom, that "pathaching," Jeremiah was not only freed from the captivity he had been in, but he was then also able to make some choices and begin a whole new process in his life; shackles had been released and a new door had opened wide. Of course the most beautiful example of freedom that directly affects each of us today was prophesied by Isaiah of the Lord Jesus, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound" (Isa. 61:1). Jesus releases and liberates us from the dominion of sin and restores us to a right relationship with the Father. When that happens, the hindrances of restoration are broken. Sin resists freedom, but Christ delivers us into a freedom that reverses our death sentence and starts life in motion!

We must, however, recognize that we are indeed free. I recently heard the story of a dog that had been tied to a post for some years. The dog would stretch to the end of its rope and walk in circles around the post. As the years passed, the dog trod out an entrenched circular groove in the earth. Though he could see much farther, his world could only reach as far as his restraints would let him. One day, the dog's master decided to free him from the post. The man untied the rope and watched, expecting to see the dog race off into the surrounding area and explore that which he had only been allowed to view from his restrained position. Strangely, the dog did not run or play or explore. Though his master tried to entice him away, the dog merely began to walk in the entrenched circle he had created throughout such a long period of time We, like the dog, are often unaware that our restraints have been removed. Even when the Lord would try to move us out into our new freedom, we may have a tendency to remain in the safety of the entrenchments we have created for ourselves.

Day 12: The Process of Restoration: "Our Place or Position" Read: Jer. 27:22
by Chuck Pierce on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:45am

" 'They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day that I visit them,' says the Lord. 'Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place' " (Jer. 27:22). This Scripture from Jeremiah refers to the captivity of the children of Israel in Babylon. God had made a covenant to bring them out of that captivity. So when the time came for their captivity to end, God determined to put them back on their road to success and establish them in a new place. God will do the same for us. He earnestly desires to establish us in a physical place as a part of our inheritance.

Day 13: The Process of Restoration: "Our Health" Read: Jer. 30:17
by Chuck Pierce on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:47am

" 'For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,' says the Lord, 'Because they called you an outcast saying: "This is Zion; no one seeks her" ' " (Jer. 30:17). We focused on earlier in this week, through sin we have become fragmented and scattered in a way that can result in physical illness, even to the point of decreasing our life spans. But God is the Mighty Physician who will restore our health. Decree today that illness and sickness have no dominion in your sphere!

Day 14: The Process of Restoration: "Our Joy" Read: Ps. 51:12; Prov. 17:22; Neh. 8:10
by Chuck Pierce on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:51am

"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit" (Ps. 51:12). Our enemy longs to rob us of our joy and get us out of the salvation process we discussed earlier in this focus. That does not mean that he can steal our salvation by robbing our joy, but he can steer us away from the forgiveness, healing, prosperity and restoration that are by-products of our salvation. His strategy many times is the same one he used on King David: he causes us to sin. Nothing will rob us of the joy of the Lord as effectively as sin in our lives. But these are days in which God is longing to restore joy to His people through deeper levels of repentance. In repairing the breaches that sin has caused, God is able to restore joy. Proverbs 17:22 says, "A merry heart does good, like medicine." Joy works like a medicine and brings healing to our bones. That is why Scripture says that the joy of the Lord is our strength (see Neh. 8:10); it brings with it the power to heal and maintain the health God has for us. Even though David sinned and lost his joy, we see from Psalm 51 that he was able to ask the Lord to restore that joy to him. Through the blood of Christ, we are positioned with even greater favor than King David had to ask the Lord to forgive our transgressions and restore the joy of our salvation.

Day 15: The Process of Restoration: “Our Inheritance” Read: Ruth: 4:15; Zech. 9:12
by Chuck Pierce on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:58am

“And may he be to you a restorer of life and may He nourish you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him” (Ruth 4:15). God is a restorer of life. A central issue to inheritance is a choice between life and death. As we choose to move forward in the zoe life God has for us, God will restore our inheritance. In the story of Ruth, God restored inheritance to Naomi by establishing her place and sending her a kinsman redeemer. Naomi understood the plan of restoration in her life and moved toward it until all her inheritance was restored to her. “Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you” (Zech. 9:12). In this passage we see how restoration and hope are linked. God is a God who returns His people into the fullness of hope. In this process God not only restores inheritance, but He also brings us into a greater portion than we had before!

Day 16: The Process of Restoration: "Our Souls" Read: Ps. 23:1-3
by Chuck Pierce on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 7:11pm

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake" (Ps. 23:1-3). This familiar and beautiful Scripture is a great reminder that God is the restorer of our souls. Through trauma, trials, circumstances or sin, our souls can be left fragmented. This kind of fragmenting can affect our God given personalities. The personality God has given each one of us is a reflection of some part of Himself. Some may reflect His love for people; some may reflect His sense of order; some may reflect His endless compassion; others may reflect His ability to lead onward. Each one is good. After all, God designed it. But as we are wounded by circumstances, or as we choose to sin, our personalities- the souls of who we are-become distorted and fragmented, and in some cases may not even resemble what God intended us to be. God, however, can restore our souls to wholeness-so much so that the personality of God can shine through our personalities.

Day 17: The Process of Our Restoration: "Our Portions" Read: Job. 42:10
by Chuck Pierce on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 10:57pm

"And the Lord restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before" (Job 42:10). I love the story of Job. Even in his pain and loss, Job stayed focused in his understanding of God's character and nature. If the enemy had been allowed to kill him, we have sufficient evidence from Job's attitude to believe that he would still have loved and honored God. What a testimony. It was as Job began to pray for his friends, who argued that his afflictions were a judgment that God began to restore double to Job. Even when our portion is tested and seems to be lost, we must not assume that God has either forgotten or forsaken us. We must stay focused on who God is. We must also be assured that somewhere in our loss, God has a plan of multiplication.

Day 18: The Process of Restoration: "The Lost or Wandering Sheep" Read: Gal. 6
by Chuck Pierce on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:08pm

"Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted" (Gal. 6:1). As we begin to understand and implement these principles of restoration, we are going to see God bring the prodigals back into the house of the Lord-specifically those who have been wounded by God's people. In fact, I believe God is on the verge of bringing an entire prodigal generation to us. It is important that we understand God's desire for restoration for this generation. We must not respond as the Church responded in the '60s and '70s when God attempted to bring a generation in, only to be rejected by His people. We must empty ourselves of all hypocrisy, judgment and self-righteousness so He can begin to bring the lost sheep back. As we do, we will see many prodigals come to a place of restoration and carry His destiny into the next generation.

Day 19: The Process of Restoration: "The Father's Heart" Read: Mal. 4
by Chuck Pierce on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11:01am

"And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers" (Mal. 4:6). The "father's heart" that the Lord is restoring is truly one of the most beautiful prophetic pictures of who God is. And a great resurgence of understanding for the role of "fathering" is occurring in the Body of Christ. In the book "You Have Not Many Fathers", Dr. Mark Hanby describes the father's heart this way: "Here is the heart of a true father: His son should do better, know more, go farther. Often our personal desires and possessive love would cause them to stay where we are or have them fulfill our own dreams. Selfishly we would make them servant to our personal agendas. Yet every true dad knows that the day will come when his own dreams will drive away." A modern-day example of just such a man can be found in Dr. C. Peter Wagner, who has given leadership to the prayer movement of the '90s and is now emerging as a leading figure in this New Apostolic Reformation. I have known and been mentored by him for many years. He has always displayed exactly the attitude alluded to by Mark Hanby. On one occasion I recall reading evaluations from a conference Peter had just completed in which both he and Cindy Jacobs, to whom he is a spiritual father, had been plenary speakers. The evaluations rated him as a 10 and Cindy as a 10 plus. Peter could not have been prouder of Cindy. When I asked him about the scores, he replied that if those whom he has mentored did not score higher and achieve more in the kingdom of God than he, he would consider himself a failure as a father in the Kingdom. Peter doesn't care if Cindy ever recognizes him publicly. If she continues moving forward and accomplishing God's destiny for her, then he has been a successful father whose heart has been turned toward the children.

Day 20: The Process of Restoration: "Keep Crossing Over" Read: Gen. 28
by Chuck Pierce on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 6:01pm

Now that we have completed the last phase of our prayer focus, I want you to read this word from Ras Robinson. This seems to be what God is saying to all of us.
Chuck D. Pierce

"The land of milk and honey is before you. You crossed the river with relative ease as God parted the waters for you. There is great fruit and bounty as you move forward. Behold, giants have appeared and must be acknowledged as a severe threat. Trusting in Me will assure you victory over these giants one by one. All is good, even the presence of giants and other obstacles. Overcoming will be your key to survival and abundant harvests. By faith you will find the trail of others who have gone before you. You will leave your own trail for those yet to follow you. Enjoy the milk and honey. This new land is yours now. Explore and possess it."

Genesis 28:4 (NASB) "May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham." Ras Robinson -