The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…

Speaking Lord, in a Psalm of old, because it’s all that my mind and my broken heart can hold,
“The Lord is my Shepherd…” I am Your lamb, the one making the most noise, but now, by Your feet I am…
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” What takes me so long to come to this place? I don’t know-but in brokenness I come, and honestly, I’m satisfied in Your embrace.
I want and I seek after so many things – and don’t even remember You, on that tree.
But yet, You still love me…Your sheep gone astray, but inside I yearn to love you completely.
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” Why don’t I get this and understand, that when I finally make You Lord of my heart,and stop all the fighting and carrying on, that, then I can see that You know my name, and You actually are carrying me…in Your very own Hand.
Then I see quite clearly, You opened my eyes, that yes, You’ve made me to ‘lie down’ but it’s on green pastures, yes, pastures of green. And You are leading me beside ‘still waters’ even though I’m surrounded by a storm, the waters You bring me to are still, they’re not angry and mean.
Why do I think so wrong, so much of the time – believing the lie that You take it all away? Because it’s not true, not true at all-all that You take away are the many, many chains…
The chains of bondage that held me down to destroy me,but Lord, when I finally, deep down in my heart and resolve made You my Shepherd, (the One in charge and not me), You gave me grace and truth and a promise…to never leave.
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” I’m never alone.
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” Now You lead me and guide me to do the right thing and what is amazing, is now I can choose to sing.
For Your name’s sake, and not my own – moment by moment I seek to obey, but I can’t do it by myself.”The Lord is my Shepherd…” those very words are my ‘Ebenezer Stone’.
I’ve got to stay close, very close to Your heels, because “Yea, even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil…” because Fear wants to ‘steal’, Fear wants to take me by the hand,
and lead me in confusion and doubt which only blinds me so I can’t understand.
But, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” You never leave me, You’re right by my side, and then –
You give me Your Word, and You give me a song, and thank You Lord…You give me a friend.
And “You prepare a table” for us, Your little lambs, in the presence of the fear and the doubt and the anger of it all-and You feed us with Your love and our eyes comprehend…
that what is true is our cup is not half or even completely empty as we thought – our cup is running over with Your love – we’re the dear lambs You bought.
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” which now is forever! There’s no end of my life!
All because of You, my Good Shepherd, I will live forever. I’m not just Your lamb, I’m Your BRIDE! To love and to cherish forever and a day. Surely goodness and mercy shall forever follow my way.
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” I’m not weary, I’m not broken anymore. I am full, I am satisfied, I have the joy of the Lord, even though on the outside it appears to be all bad…what’s bad is made good! That’s what our Good Shepherd does! Don’t ask me how, just open your eyes and SEE. Look up and SEE, the ‘house of the Lord’ that’s where I live, now, even today…
and for all of eternity!
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”