Blake Robert Templeton argues that personal decline happens slowly, almost invisibly, in marriage, business, and purpose. He urges you to call a timeout and commit to change today, citing Joel 2:25 on divine restoration of what's been lost.
The truth is no man lost their way in a day. Nothing was taken in like one moment. It was always a slow drift, a quiet erosion. And one day they didn't recognize themselves. So that could happen in their marriage, that could happen in their business, that could happen with their purpose, their value, their identity. But it's always slow. And the truth is it can all be rebuilt. The good news is we can actually call a timeout right now and draw a line in the sand and say, today enough is enough. I want to change. I will change. I'll do whatever it It takes two to change, and God always honors the heart that is fully His. Joel 2:25 says, "I will restore to you the years that the locusts have eaten." God will restore to you what the enemy has stolen. So if that's you today, it's time now to actually say, "Today's my day."
