Imagine peeping into a phone of a sheep and finding this on the recent Google search – “pastures near me?”! Even if the sheep in our age were to own and use a phone it’s unlikely that this will feature on their Google search.
King David who was a shepherd by occupation wrote this:- The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
Psalms 23:1 NLT. This is coming from someone who knows his sheep well. A sheep’s security is founded on the assurance that all it’s needs are met, “I have all I need”. Hence, the sheep never has to worry about the next meal or pasture.
Contentment leads to gratitude and prevents insecurity. Whereas discontent leads to ingratitude and disconnect owing to lack of submission to the leadership/authority.
My Shepherd knows the pastures near me (in fact He knows each one of those pastures) so I needn’t waste my breath & time on searching for pastures. I may not like a particular pasture but the Shepherd knows that, this is the place I should be in for this season of life. What doesn’t make sense now, I’ll hopefully look back one day in retrospect and realise the grand picture which now evades me.
Happy grazing! 🤓
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