A time to mend

I bought an old leather jacket a few months back it looked ok had no rips was missing a few buttons so I thought this is ok I can buy some buttons get them sewn on and I will have a jacket to replace my existing one (Ive had it so long and it was old when I got it but its is comfortable). My mum said she would sew the buttons on but she ended up sending it to a shop where they did it at a £1 per button. So I now have my jacket but its not really been cared for and the leather has become dried our with age so I have started treating it with leather balm. This is a slow restoration process, you apply a little balm and work it into the leather but it seems that the closer I look the more that I can see where Ive missed bits or where it needs extra work. As I was doing this I allowed my mind to wander a little. To me restoring this Jacket is very similar to what God wants to do with each of our lives. Not only does he want to mend the parts of us that are broken but he also wants to care for our daily needs. As we become more willing to listen to him he will speak words of healing and restoration. The bits that no one else sees (inside the cuffs) he pays particular attention too as he knows thats where most of the wearing down happens. I know that everyone who reads this will have something in thier lives that needs repairing and pray that my heavenly Father will start his restoration job for you now.