Hope you are having a great day today. I am out right now celebrating my daughter’s birthday. She doesn’t know it yet but we are going to The Olive Garden.
23 Pt. 2
“I shall not want” Psalm 23:1
I’ve often wondered about this verse. I am pretty sure that I am trusting the Lord as my shepherd and I still want a ton of things. I mean right now for instance after listening to the pitter- patter of little feet outside my hotel door until 3 A.M. (it is now 6) I really want sleep!
So what does this verse mean? The word used for want can also mean diminish, to subtract from. So “I shall not want” can also mean “I shall not be diminished”.
It’s pretty clear that Christians can and do have needs, some of which are never met. Good Christian men and women are starving to death right now across the face of the Earth. Some are in prison and they WANT out. Some are like me, really tired because some rascally youth decided to set off the smoke detector in her room in the middle of the night during youth convention.. But whether or not our needs are met today, tomorrow or in eternity they do not have to diminish or subtract from our faith. If we let the Lord be our shepherd he will provide what is truly needful and if it’s not provided then it’s not really needed no matter what it is. If it’s not needed then it should not diminish us or subtract from who we are or what we were created to be. Nows that’s a heavy revvy that needs some thought!
Where in your life have you wanted something only to realize it was not something God was going to give?
Lillie-Put 
Thank you for encouraging us that not having our needs met doesn’t diminish our faith. That blessed me tonight! God bless you and give you rest!
I am so glad this could bless you Deb! As I am reading through these comments I am getting greatly blessed and encouraged!
Thanks, Pastor J for this is a great reminder to me that my Lord knows exactly what I need and when I don’t get what I want, ultimately, it was not in His plan or the timing is not right yet.
Amen! There is such piece in this understanding!
>> “Where in your life have you wanted something only to realize it was not something God was going to give?”
There have been many times, of course, but I immediately thought of a time 52 years ago, when I became pregnant with my first child. I wanted a daughter. I mean, I REALLY wanted a daughter. She would be called Christine Joan and I would make sure she had a better life than I’d had.
She turned out to be a boy and while I was thankful for a healthy baby boy, I still wanted a girl. However, that soon changed and I lost my desire for a girl. I had 5 truly wonderful sons. It took a while, but in years to come I became sooooooooooo thankful that I had all boys. I realised that because of my younger years, I couldn’t have brought up daughters the way I had brought up my sons. God definitely knew best!
God always gives us what He knows we need doesn’t He?