How you know when God is giving you a fresh start

I've been praying for friends who seem to have lost the "second chance" God offered them. I've been witness to satanic attacks on their body, mind, and souls. But I've also seen restoration and redemption, forgiveness and healing (Heb 4:12). Then I saw this tree in my garden, it had lost serval second chances and now it's growing a fresh start. I'm encouraged to see that out of the root and a fresh tree can grow.

Notice a sprout on the tree?

Same tree after 7 days later

3 weeks later

Hebrews 3:12-14 says, "See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first."

When you feel like you've already settled things with God and rejected him. Remember the how Jesus opened the minds of his disciples (Luke 24:44-46). See "Does God change his mind" and think about how Jesus opened their minds to the truth in Jer 18:7-10 when he talked about the lost son who after losing everything "he came to his senses" Luke 15:17.

See what Jesus is doing in your life to give you a fresh start from a seemingly low and humble position. In Matthew 21:18-46, Jesus returns to the Temple compassionately teaching the priest and elders.

(18-20) Jesus curses fig tree and it withered up immediately – disciples amazed how
(21-22) faith without doubt, pray for anything – with faith you will receive it
(23-24) Jesus returns to Temple teaching, leading priest/elders demanded by what authority/right?
(25-26) Jesus answers with a question, did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven or man? If heaven, why didn’t we believe – if man we’ll be mobbed by because people said he’s a prophet
 (27) “we don’t know”, “then I won’t tell you”
(28-30) Parable of two sons, older – go to work in vineyard/no but later went: other /yes but didn’t go
(31a) who obeyed? – the first.
(31b-32)  bad people get to heaven because they believe, repent of sins while others won’t even when they see miracles
(33) Parable of landowner and tenant farmers. He planted vineyard, built wall, dug pit for pressing juice, lookout tower. Then leased it.
(34-36) harvest time sent servants to collect but farmers beat, killed first servant, second group of servants
(37-39) Finally owner sent his son, plotted and kill him to get the estate
(40) Jesus still talking with religious leaders, “what do you think the owner will do to the farmers?”
(41-42) “horrible death to them, then lease to others who will give his share after each harvest” Psalm 118:22-23, “stone builders reject has become cornerstone, Lord’s doing, wonderful to see”
(43-46) Kingdom of God taken from you given to nation produce proper fruit – stumble broken, crush on anyone it falls on. They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of crowds
Application: Go back and continue to conversationally teach stubborn and hard hearted people – because you love them - because you were them and are them. After his resurrection, Jesus’ great commission is to go, make disciples teaching them to obey everything he commanded.