The Lord is my
Shepherd” Part 1
Day 2 of 2015, I am keeping my commitment to write. I write best when not so tired, so I need to
add a note to my blog postings that not all daily journal entries will be
posted on my blog. I am not yet in a rythym of writing daily and, as I am
learning with all goals, I need to schedule the time to do things I want to accomplish,
because other distractions and activities that seem more important otherwise take
priority. As a result, I will never get to those seemingly less important
projects that come from our God-given visions of life purposes, but instead, I
will focus on my own agendas and the perceived agendas of the world and people
around us who seem to want or think something else is preferred or the answer.
I am finding what I sometimes think are real and absolute
threats or demands, are really distractions from my path and expectations of myself,
a person or organization or ‘rule’ I perceive cannot be missed or broken, otherwise causing loss or rejection, or
ultimate abandonment. This is an illusion from surrounding myself with wrong beliefs
and perceptions based on those beliefs. I ignore any evidence to the contrary.
If I do not trust other beliefs, I cannot experience the truth working in my
life.
These past few years my health problems have finally
convinced me that other than God, I am the only one responsible for taking care
of me and following the path God tries to show me. I am also learning that God is always faithful
and never lets us down. If I follow the guidance in my spirit as led by God, He
provides all I need and keeps my path clearer from obstacles and more direct to
His destinations, including meeting the worldly demands that cannot be ignored.
God is like a good shepherd.
In the end, when I am down and out and all my chips run out,
and I am not able to respond to others’ demands and expectations, I am left
seemingly alone to fend for myself. Thank God He is always there to pick up the
pieces and provide whatever is needed, even if I suffer some serious loss or severe
pain as a result. My losses are never
the fault of others but my own errors in not discerning my path as directed by
God and not developing boundaries to keep me on that path, a kind of fence to
keep me from wandering off, like a lamb who eats their way off a cliff. That is
why lambs need shepherds to keep them on the path. The Lord is my good shepherd
if I trust in Him and follow. Stay tuned for more.
