2 Chronicles 33:12-13 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
The most evil king Manasseh was taken into captivity by the Assyrians. In such an affliction, he sought the Lord by turning to Him, he humbled himself greatly in penitence before God, and he prayed to the Lord. God heard his humble cry of repentance and faith, and he brought him again back to Jerusalem into his kingdom.
As a result of his conversion, he restored proper worship of the Lord in the temple, and he took away the foreign gods and the idol and the altars he had previously set up. He repaired the altar and sacrificed the offerings. After his conversion through repentance and faith he knew that the Lord He is God. He believed. His holy faith relationship with God was restored.
Sometimes it takes the affliction of the world (under God) and the despair of a prodigal to bring us to our senses, repent, and return to God in faith. When we are in affliction we may either turn away in anger or turn back to God in love. Even a wicked man like Manasseh can be converted and turned around. Surely the Lord will restore us to Himself again and again in daily repentance and renewal when we humble ourself before His awesome love.