RESTORATION Is the renewal of something to its former state. God’s Promise: “I will restore to you the years that the swarming..crawling…consuming…chewing locust has eaten You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you, and My people shall never be put to shame. And… I will pour out My Spirit on all…in those days.” Joel 2 :

Family Restoration and Reconnection We cannot undo what we have already done BUT We can start anew withWe can start anew with Hope and the AssuranceHope and the Assurance That the unintended consequences of the past can be dealt with to bring about healing and health.That the unintended consequences of the past can be dealt with to bring about healing and health. Are we willing to accept a more excellent way?

Step 1 - Accepting The truth of God’s unfailing and unconditional love for yourself and for every member of your family and for those who have hurt you, and you have hurt.The truth of God’s unfailing and unconditional love for yourself and for every member of your family and for those who have hurt you, and you have hurt. Then having the courage to accept His invitationThen having the courage to accept His invitation Jesus said ‘Come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest’.Jesus said ‘Come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest’. Assurance = WILL - not might or mayAssurance = WILL - not might or may

Step 2 - Forgiveness Until we want and consciously accept God’s forgiveness we can never really understand what true forgiveness is. Being sorry and regretting is just the first steps We need to come quietly to the Throne of Grace and ask our Heavenly Father to show us what we really need His forgiveness for.

Step 3 - Thankfullness Thanking God for the gift of faith to accept His forgiveness and cleansing power in our life and in the life of our family is an act of our will.Thanking God for the gift of faith to accept His forgiveness and cleansing power in our life and in the life of our family is an act of our will. Thanking Him for strengthening our faith in the practical reality of each day brings maturity of faith.Thanking Him for strengthening our faith in the practical reality of each day brings maturity of faith. Thanking Him for loving you and ask Him to teach you how to pray and love Him so that His love can fill you and flow through you to each member of your family and to all you work with. Thanking Him for loving you and ask Him to teach you how to pray and love Him so that His love can fill you and flow through you to each member of your family and to all you work with.

Step 4 – Feed Yourself Include in your professional diet a specific time of each day, preferably early morning to thoughtfully and prayerfully read the Bible through which God’s word comes alive to you.Include in your professional diet a specific time of each day, preferably early morning to thoughtfully and prayerfully read the Bible through which God’s word comes alive to you. Ask Him to teach you its wonderful truths and to help you live these within both your biological and professional family responsibilities.Ask Him to teach you its wonderful truths and to help you live these within both your biological and professional family responsibilities.

Step 5 – Surrender All to Jesus God gives us the directions but we have to follow them.God gives us the directions but we have to follow them. Most discontent and disconnection can be traced to our false view of the ends of living. When leisure and fun are the central purpose of living, the stern reality of family and work relationships is stretched to breaking point.Most discontent and disconnection can be traced to our false view of the ends of living. When leisure and fun are the central purpose of living, the stern reality of family and work relationships is stretched to breaking point.

Step 6 – Silence is Golden Let us take a few minutes to silently review our personal and professional family life. our personal and professional family life.

Step 7 - Reconciliation Reconciliation is a deep healing process that has to start with our relationship to our Heavenly Father. Reconciliation arises from full surrender of oneself and ones family to our Creator For the benefit of all Nurses who wish to, we will be silent for a few minutes and let God speak to our hearts.

Step 8 - Rejoice Jan had a special message in song for us, do you have a song that touches the deepest cords?Jan had a special message in song for us, do you have a song that touches the deepest cords? Let us all sing with joy in our hearts knowing that God can use each one of us, first, to enrich our own family life and then to more effectively than ever before, help our pregnant and post-natal mothers, mothers burdened with mentally or physically challenged children, teenagers and young adults struggling to find themselves and grandmothers bearing the multifaceted burden of children and grandchildrenLet us all sing with joy in our hearts knowing that God can use each one of us, first, to enrich our own family life and then to more effectively than ever before, help our pregnant and post-natal mothers, mothers burdened with mentally or physically challenged children, teenagers and young adults struggling to find themselves and grandmothers bearing the multifaceted burden of children and grandchildren

A Prayer in song for each Nurse in every nook and cranny of every Nation All to Jesus I Surrender All

All to Jesus I Surrender 1 All to Jesus, I surrender; All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live. I surrender all, I surrender all, All to Thee, my blessèd Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I Surrender 2 All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, Worldly pleasures all forsaken; Take me, Jesus, take me now. I surrender all, I surrender all, All to Thee, my blessèd Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I Surrender 3 All to Jesus, I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly Thine; Let me feel the Holy Spirit, Truly know that Thou art mine. I surrender all, I surrender all, All to Thee, my blessèd Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I Surrender 4 All to Jesus, I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee; Fill me with Thy love and power; Let Thy blessing fall on me I surrender all, I surrender all, All to Thee, my blessèd Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I Surrender 5 All to Jesus I surrender; Now I feel the sacred flame. O the joy of full salvation! Glory, glory, to His Name! I surrender all, I surrender all, All to Thee, my blessèd Savior, I surrender all.

FAMILIES RECONCILED “…at that time you were without Christ, being aliens and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been made near by the blood of Jesus Christ. For He himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us.”Ephesians 2:

LET ALL NURSES AND THEIR FAMILIES REJOICE IN THE PEACE THAT GOD GIVES IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.