I Will Restore the Years

Four hundred job applications. Fifteen years in the same job without moving up. Two rejections from school because of a mistake made more than twenty years earlier. Three businesses that never took off. Bad financial decisions, wrong relationships, and a dream of buying a home for her daughter that kept slipping further away. Jasmine N. Franklin knows what it feels like to be stuck. And she knows what it feels like when God finally opens a door that only He could open. In I Will Restore the Years, she shares her own story alongside the Bible’s greatest second-chance stories to show that God’s mercy is bigger than our mistakes, and that the years we thought were wasted can be restored. You will discover: - What God meant when He promised, 'I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten' (Joel 2:25)- How Jonah, John Mark, Naomi, and the prodigal son received second chances they did not deserve- Why some doors stay closed, and how a 'no' can be God’s protection- What Joseph’s two forgotten years teach us about God’s perfect timing- How God works behind the scenes, like a king’s sleepless night in the book of Esther- What restoration really looks like, and why it is not a formula- How to recognize the desires God has placed in your heart- How to steward your second chance with wisdom, so you do not lose it again Honest, hopeful, and rooted in Scripture, this book is for everyone who has ever prayed, 'God, if I could just have another chance.' Each chapter ends with a prayer, and a discussion guide makes it ideal for small groups and Bible studies. You may not understand what is happening right now. But God is working on things you have no idea about. He is the God who restores the years.