Will we trust Him?

1 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; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His names sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. -Psalm 23

If He is our shepherd... that means He desires to lead us. No doubt lots of folks have let us down... but will we trust God enough to follow him?

2 weeks ago Pastor Jesse Duplantis preached on this passage at our church. Today I listened to Pastor Steven Furtick speak on this same text. Something Pastor Steven shared that spoke to me today is this:

'I thank God that we can know His will, but we have to acknowledge that so often we don't know His ways.'

I think we struggle with that because so often we desire to have control of where we are headed or how we get to where we are headed but today walking through the hallway of our church I felt like God was sharing something with me. Even though there is much to be desired in not understanding how or why God does things the way that He does them... some things that we can rest assured in is that...

God LOVES us!

God is WITH us!

God is FOR us!

God is FAITHFUL!

God desires to be our shepherd. He wants to lead us.

But... will we trust Him?

Be blessed and encouraged friends. God is mindful of you!

-p.jimmy

PS. I know that this is easier said then done... you are not the only one that feels that way but I know it is going to be worth it!

A priest tells a story of a meeting he had with Mother Teresa in Calcutta. Upon seeing the priest Mother Teresa asked: “And what can I do for you?” The priest asked her to pray for him. “What do you want me to pray for?” The priest replied: “Pray that I have clarity.” And Mother Teresa’s response was a flat out “No. When asked why, she said that clarity was the last thing that the priest was clinging to, and had to let go of. The priest commented that Mother Teresa always seemed to have the clarity that he longed for. Mother Teresa laughed and said: “I have never had clarity; what I’ve always had is trust. So I will pray that you trust.”

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Sometimes we mistake quantity for quality. Early in our marriage my bride helped me to understand that just because we worked together frequently... it did not replace the need for us to spend time with each other.

Today in our Joy Ministry the Lord had me share from Luke 10:38-42. Jesus gets invited to Martha's house. Her sister Mary spends time with Jesus but Martha was too busy serving to spend time with Him.

Tough part was that Martha was serving... not a bad thing. But because she was distracted she neglected that which was most important... spending time with Jesus.

We often stay busy doing work, school, life, etc. ... and we neglect that which is most important.

When Jesus was asked what was most important in Matthew 22:36-40 he gave a simple but profound answer. His response can be summed up in 4 words...

Love God. Love People.

Our relationships matter most...

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Be be encouraged friends... God is most certainly mindful of you!

To all of our friends and family... we love and appreciate you so much!