One Little Prayer to Help You Date More Wisely

I was very nervous about dating again after my divorce and annulment.
Honestly, it kind of overwhelmed me.
I was afraid I would be tricked or deceived by a man or worse that I myself would repeat mistakes again from before I had gotten married. But the funny thing about pain in life. is that it has the potential to be a beautiful teacher. And as I began to date, I saw I had learned a lot about myself and had gone through a lot of personal healing that made me a healthier, more self-aware woman.
I remind myself of that as I work through a recent break-up from the first serious relationship since my divorce. As I do more healing work, I find those same fears from before starting to creep in.
Satan thrives on the lies we tell ourselves, he loves to play on our innermost fears and insecurities.
Some of the ones I wrestle with most: 
You will always be alone. 
You will be hurt or tricked by a man again.
The desires of your heart will never happen.
God is not faithful or kind.
You will never find someone to share your life with.
You get the idea.

Maybe your tapes are similar or different to mine.
The problem with Satan is we must not entertain what we know are lies or deceptions from him. We have to send him and those thoughts back to Hell where they belong.
As I have been personally working through some of those old fears recently, I was reminded of a piece of helpful advice my younger sister gave me when I first started dating after my divorce and annulment.
Specifically, a prayer to help me make better dating decisions and trust my gut better this time around.

Ask the Holy Spirit to make things very, very clear.

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