2374) I like to watch someone restore an antique. How they can look at an old and sometimes decrepit piece of furniture and see what it can look like restored is a wonderful ability.

Reflecting on this, Isaiah 43:1 comes to mind. Here, the prophet says as God’s spokesman, Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.

The word for redeemed in the Hebrew means to release from loss, debt, slavery, or death and toward restored wholeness. (biblehub.com) God is in the business of restoration; he is a perfect spiritual contractor. Why not allow him to restore you from within?