Lately I’ve been listening to one of my favorite worship songs. Its called “House of God forever” by Jon Foreman, and its based off of Psalm 23. The lord has revealed a lot to me through this one song, things that I probably should have realised long ago.
Psalm 23:1 says “The Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want”
I’ve always sort of glazed over this verse in my reading because it was the first line. God has shown me that if I am truly trusting in the Lord, as sheep trust a shepherd, then I should be content.
Contentment has been hard for me to find these last few weeks. Wether its troubles with friends, stressing out about classes, or worrying about the ever present question of when God will show me the woman he wants in my life; contentment has been far out of reach. Every day I tell myself the the issues I’m having will only last a little longer and I’ll be happy. But God is continually telling me that I will never be truly happy or content unless I’m resting in him.
Now I’m not saying that as Christians we should be people of non-action, waiting for god to move without us. I’m saying that if you have been running all your life for happiness, maybe you need to stop for a while. More often than not God is running right behind us. Sometimes he’s right behind us cheering us on towards a finish line we can’t see, and sometimes he’s doing all he can to catch up with us and give us something we need in life.
Friends, just always remember that its ok to not be participating in the social Christian events. If God is calling you into the wilderness or rest then you need to listen. But its hard to hear something you aren’t listening for.
