The Need Is Met

“Prayer and study is a forced relationship sometimes.” I say to myself, as I open my bible. If there is one thing I have learned over the course of this Christian journey it is that you pray and study even when you don’t feel it. It is just like the natural life, sometimes you do things even when you don’t feel like doing them. It is our flesh that doesn’t want to spend time with God, so we must overcome and press on anyway. This particular day, even though my flesh was screaming to me that it was just a waste of time, my Spirit was craving fellowship with my Beloved Savior. I opened up my bible, not really sure where I would end up and my eyes fell upon Psalms 23. “You could quote this chapter blindfolded.” the flesh told me, but I felt down deep to read it again. The bible I was reading out of quotes the first verse as this; “The Lord is my Shepherd, I have all that I need.” Something inside me jumped with excitement! I began to think of the needs in my life. All the shortcomings, all the areas where I just cannot measure up to the desire of God, all of what I feel are my true needs. But I reread this verse again! The Word of the Lord tells me in plain black letters that EVERY NEED I HAVE IS MET BY THE GREAT SHEPHERD!!!! There is no reason to fear! There is no reason to search for alternative fixes! There is no reason to feel down and out! There is no reason to lose faith! There is no reason to feel as though the need is too great! He is a loving Shepherd! You have a need but He is The Need MET!!! Every source of your Spiritual Life comes from this Great Shepherd, rest in His arms of love! Rest in faith and declare to all “Jesus is my Shepherd… I have EVERYTHING I need!!” amen!!! Believe!