“The
Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”
(Psalm 23:1)
How does today find you? For most, the answer is tired. We
talk about our busy schedules. We see it when looking at social media updates.
TV commercials remind us of the hectic pace our world asks us to keep. We are
tired, and when life brings challenges, the little bit of energy we may have is
quickly taken up. We find ourselves weary and then wonder why it’s so hard to
enjoy our lives.
The truth is we need someone to watch out for us, to care
for us. We are like sheep in need of a shepherd. When we let the world around
us define us, pull on us, and demand little pieces of our being, we are
exhausted and feel like we’re just “doing what we have to do” in order to survive. Like sheep, we follow those around us, we try
to fit into what the world wants/demands from us. We give God what is left over
at the end of the day…if there is anything. We have to give ourselves – our “everything”
to our Shepherd, on the front end. When we give our whole selves to Him and to
His service to use us to fulfill His plans, both big and small, He promises we
will lack nothing. We will rise with strength, and we will walk and not be
weary. However, God cannot shepherd us if we only give him certain parts of our
life. We have to give him our whole selves – our “everything.”
IronMaker’s Daily Challenge:
What is that area you struggle with
giving to God that hinders you from giving your “everything”? Write it down, and put it in your wallet as a
reminder that it is only in the giving of our “everything” to God that we are
made whole.
Prayer: Dear Lord, today I come to you, giving you
all aspects of my life, my “everything.” I come to you, my Shepherd, tired,
weary and worn. Restore my soul. I give you my “everything” to be used to our
glory this day.
Sabrina Williams
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