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…He restores my soul.
Psalm 23:3
While reading Psalm 23, I paused to reflect upon the phrase, "He restores my soul" (v. 3). I wondered which life situation King David thought about when he wrote that line? The expression reminded me of my response to an adult child’s question concerning steps I took as I sought to protect myself from my narcissist relationship. I responded, “I needed to save my soul.”
I knew the heaviness I carried from accumulations of devaluing comments, anxiety from unexpected outbursts, emotional rejection, and isolation. I knew my shriveled soul needed restoration, but I lacked words for expressing that to God. With time, as I learned about narcissism, I finally found words for my wounds.
Today I treasure God’s ongoing healing provisions of inner peace, renewed self-esteem, and the presence of psychological safety. I’m also discovering how to let my silenced emotions, now awakened, assist me in navigating life.
The phrase, soul restoration, provides an excellent description for the healing available to survivors of narcissistic abuse. For that, I offer praise and thanksgiving to my soul renewing God!
Father, thank you for touching all areas of my life through Your Word, Your Holy Spirit, and Your gift of healthy friendships. Thank You that no area is beyond Your tender care. I look to Your Holy Spirit for companionship for the journey ahead. Be glorified in each step of restoration. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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