Recalibrate: Part 2 - 6 Ways to Restore Your Soul

A devotional series about reviving your heart, renewing your mind, and restoring your soul

Recalibrate: Part 1- Start with Gratitude

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Restore. This is the word I used when I decided to take an old, outdated desk that I bought for cheap and turn it into a desk that invites me to write and create. The desk used to be boring, like that long brown furniture you would find in the bank back in the ‘90s. Functional, sturdy, business-like, and a bit worn. But I wanted it to be more than functional, I wanted it to be inspiring, inviting, and fun. I wanted to walk into my creative space and hear my desk calling me to take a seat, enjoy my tea, and open my laptop or pull out my paintbrushes. It needed restoration.

While the word restoration is very much connected to furniture and room renovations in our world today, it is a word that means much more to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being than some of us are willing to admit. You may shrug at the idea that YOU need restoration. Because who has time? Who cares if you’re uninspiring, uninviting, and bori…