Psalm 23

Psalm 23 :”The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” – I think of the basic truth of this one verse and after all these years it is clear as day- If we would only accept the Lord Jesus totally as our shepherd, we would not want for anything,,, anything that we really need to be happy and content- Think about it,,,, accept the Lord Jesus totally and completely and there will be no “World Want” in you !!! Why is this so hard for me??? Because I am still in the world with my life, my thoughts and my desires- Dear Lord I ask that you purge me of all these worldly wants so I may be filled with your promised peace, fulfillment and happiness !!!

Bible Foundations

JOHN 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God”

PROVERBS 3:5-8 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your flesh
and refreshment to your bones”

JOHN 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”

Satan’s Deceptions

One of Satan’s many deceptions that I embraced and allowed in my life was this,,, “There is always time to change and ask forgiveness” I bought into this lie because it allowed me to chase the world- As I have stated,, I found the Lord Jesus at an early age and have believed in him ever since,,, but I wanted the world as well- This was one deception that I grasped- I remember, vividly, standing at a bar late one night and thinking,, This is not right for who I am or want to be and certainly not right in the eyes of Jesus,,, but you know what my immediate answer to myself was,, I have time to change and get back with the Lord,,, I can start tomorrow- Well a lot of tomorrows went by and eventually Jesus convicted me and brought turmoil into my life to get my attention,, which worked well,,, I had Foul Weather enter my life and I turned back to Jesus again- He was there,,, but you know what,,, it was not and is not easy to change directions after years of practicing the worlds ways- I struggle with it everyday- I ask forgiveness of Jesus for the hardships, I alone, brought into the lives of the people around me and my family, only because I wanted to be the life of the party- I was glorifying myself, using what the Lord had given me, that is all it was- Satan will test you constantly when you try to change back to the Light of Jesus- But it is only because of the Light of Jesus that you can change- Thank You Lord !!!