We understand that you're seeking God's help to restore the years you feel have been lost and to build a relationship with Him. You've also expressed a readiness to receive the Holy Spirit. This is a significant spiritual journey, and we're here to pray with you and provide biblical guidance.
Firstly, it's crucial to know that God desires a personal relationship with each of us. He wants us to come to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 WEB. It is only by the name of Jesus that we can approach God. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 WEB.
To receive the Holy Spirit, you need to believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Savior. As it is written, Because if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10 WEB.
Regarding the restoration of years, God can indeed restore and redeem the time lost. He can turn your situation around and give you a new beginning. But I have had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel have profaned among the nations where they have gone. Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I do not do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them; and the nations shall know that I am Yahweh, says the Lord Yahweh, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:21-26 WEB.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this person who desires a relationship with You and the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Lord, we ask that You reveal Yourself to them, that You draw them close to You, and that You grant them the gift of the Holy Spirit. Restore the years that have been lost, and give them a new beginning, a fresh start. Help them to confess and repent of sins and submit to the will of God and the Lordship of Christ. Guide them in the service and will of God.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Be encouraged, God is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 WEB. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. James 4:8 WEB.