Remembering He is our
watchful shepherd
Do you have those special days or mornings when you get up and
for some strange reason you feel exceptionally…great? It’s kind of like your energy level is higher or something. You
have a better than average attitude about your coming day and you feel excited
about what it’s going bring. Of course, there are many days when we don’t have
this wonderful kind of optimism. In fact, some mornings it’s hard to even get
out of bed much less feel like a fully-charged, Eveready battery! How often do
you count these days both good and bad as God’s blessings? Truly, I say our
days are all His gifts. They are our
opportunities to accomplish the plans He has for our future, His plans to
prosper us and not to harm us. Does what
I am saying sound familiar? It should for in (Jeremiah 29:11) this is what God
tells us. He is always our watchful, responsible shepherd who is looking out
for us. Our God wants only the best for us!
Each morning God waits for us to
get up so He can show us new things, take us to greener pastures, and provide the
exceptional for us. After all, we are His beloved sheep and He cares for us. Sadly,
I think we become so familiar with our routines and our habits we don’t
recognize the blessings we do have from God. The blessings of having those good
days mixed with the difficult ones -- the times when we don’t have that; all
too familiar pain or some hurtful memory. It is hard sometimes to see the forest for the trees, as the old saying
goes. God planned our days and our future long ago. It’s really shameful that
we tend to look at our days as just another day, a forest full of trees!
In (Isaiah 25:1) the prophet
exclaims; “O Lord, You are my God; I will
exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done
marvelous things, things planned long ago.” Today, let us not forget that
God is our watchful shepherd and that He has destined us for good and not bad.
Have a blessed day and help someone else share your joy in Him!