I read a very familiar scripture today. When I think about what drives me I can normally boil it down to working to wanting more. In church, I want to see more people there. In my life, I want to see more of this to take place and more of that to come in...

But when I read this scripture, David gave me a slap in the face.

Psalms 23:1
"The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want."

Here's what I thought about this morning.

1. The Lord has to be top priority in my life. If He is my Shepherd that means I don't control the decision of my life....He does! I don't listen to friends or family who try and pull me in the wrong direction and make the wrong decisions. If God is my leader, then I must leave it to Him to tell me what to do.

2. If the Lord is in the correct place in my life and is the One who is telling me where to go and what to do, I must follow Him. As a sheep, I don't know where to go and what to do and if I am not careful I will always say the wrong thing. I can't let him show me these things and then I do the opposite. He tells me to go to church on Sunday and if I am going to prove Him as my Shepherd then I will find myself worshipping Him on Sunday in church.

3. The good one! If I make the Lord my Shepherd and I follow Him as a faithful sheep does, then I will want for nothing. David said, "He is my Shepherd and I shall not want". Why? When I have God in control of my life, things tend to just work out for me. I didn't say I don't have problems to overcome but God just works things out for my good when I acknowledge Him as the one in control and when I am following His lead.

Prayer:
"Lord, as my shepherd, guide me where you want me to go. As your faithful sheep, help me to follow knowing that you will supply all of my needs and even maybe some of my wants if it be your will. Just help me to be faithful!"