Last Friday, as I went to bed, God spoke to me about the first couple of verses of Psalm 23. After reciting them for 72 years, I wondered what more He would show me.
The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
Revelation came, line by line.
The LORD is my Shepherd
The Self-existent, Eternal, God over all, that was and is, and is to come, is my Shepherd!!
I shall not want.
I am NEVER lacking the support or help in any part of my life.
He makes me lie down in green pastures. (This was the biggest surprise.)
He completely removes strife from me. He shuts down my attempts to figure things out or fix them. He removes all of my self-initiated work.
He puts me to rest.
He surrounds me with the awareness of His all-powerful, abundant ability and supply to meet every need.
See yourself in the Mall of America. God hands you His wallet and says, “If it lines up with My will for you, it’s all yours if you need it. Just receive it. That goes for emotional and spiritual needs as well.” He is ever with us and has supply stored up with our names on it.
He leads me beside still waters. FYI Sheep won’t drink from troubled waters.
He leads me to places where I can drink deeply of Spirit-led teaching and relationships.
He restores my soul.
My mind, will, and emotions return to alignment with Him.
He brings peace to all my thoughts, all the self-initiated, anxious, or prideful plans and motivations to do something.
His Presence changes my will from wanting to run ahead and do what has worked before, or how I think things should be. He moves me from doing to listening, and watching what He is speaking and doing, so I can partner with Him.
Then He speaks to my emotions and moves me from stress, frustration, anger, discouragement, etc., to peace.
This is the Shepherd we have.
We were created to live lives without lack, to enjoy peace and rest regardless of the trials or circumstances. Life IN HIM can be an adventure every day. There is never a reason to fear and always a reason to rejoice.
This fresh look at Psalm 23 is one I will enjoy feasting on for the rest of my life. I hope you will too.
Shalom. ♥
Hear God's Heart 
Thank you! I needed this message today!!! Riekie
God is always right on time. I am blessed to know you heard from Him.
A while back, I was struggling over a hurtful situation with my son. Although I had forgiven him, I was still grieving the broken relationship. I share this with Libby Skillman, and she shared Ps 23:3. The emphasis in that verse is “HE restores my soul”, not me. I am not able to heal that hurt. Only HE is!
That is very wise counsel. He is able to do abundantly more than we can. My prayers are with you.