He restores my soul. Psalms 23:3
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words. Proverbs 23:6-8

Heavenly Father, I praise you Lord for being a God who revives, renews, and restores. I praise you Lord for not only reviving me physically, but more importantly, thank you reviving me spiritually. Thank you for seasons of refreshing. Thank you for silence. Thank you for solitude. Thank you Lord for people, places, opportunities, affirmations, and experiences that restore my soul. Thank you for using your Word on many occasions to restore my soul. Thank you for being a restorer! It’s who you are. You restore people. You restore relationships. You restore us to yourself. I praise you Lord for your restoring nature. Thank you for being a shepherd who longs to restore me inside and out. I praise you God as my restorer!

Lord, give me wisdom. Help me to keep a healthy distance from those who are “inwardly calculating” and from those who “heart is not with you.” Sometimes, I can be so gullible. So wanting to believe that someone is for me that I can actually place myself in harms way. Give me wisdom Give me discernment. Help me to stay away from those who don’t have your will for my life in mind. Please keep me from people with ulterior motives. Protect me Lord. I will not discern these things all the time. Please protect me. Protect my wife. Keep evil, manipulating people away. I love you Lord, and I thank you for hearing my prayers. I praise your name. I pray all these things in Jesus name, Amen.