Ivy Church

What does it really mean for God to “restore your soul”? In this message from Psalm 23, Matt Donaldson explores how true restoration isn’t about fixing our behaviour or striving to improve ourselves — it’s about allowing the Good Shepherd to gently return us to who we were created to be. This is not a crisis psalm, but a confession of deep security, belonging, and confidence in God’s presence through every season of life. As David walks through green pastures and dark valleys alike, we discover the things that hinder soul restoration — pride, busyness, fear, sin, self-centredness — and the practices and postures that invite healing: humility, stillness, righteousness, trust, and intimacy with God. This talk is an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and let God search, heal, and renew the inner places of your life. As we learn to live from the presence of the Shepherd — not just for Him, but with Him — our souls are restored, our perspective shifts, and we rediscover peace, purpose, and hope that overf