The Lord Is My Shepherd... But Am I Following Him?

Psalm 23:1

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”

Praise the Lord, my friend,

Psalm 23 is a very comforting and heartwarming passage.

We read it when we are afraid, hear it in church, and we hold on to its words when life feels hard.

All of us like how it sounds, and it brings ease to our minds, right?

But the Bible shows that these words are not only for comfort.

They are words of trust and full surrender.

When we say, “The Lord is my shepherd,” we are not just asking God to help us feel safe.

We are saying that He is the One who leads, and we are the ones who follow.

But do we let Him truly lead, my friend?

We ask Him to guide us, yet we still choose our own way when His path feels slow or unclear.

And that happens more often than we admit.

We pray for direction, but deep down, we hope God will bless the plan already sitting in our minds.

And, when something does not go the way we expected, we start trying to fix it on our own instead of waiting on Him.

But the Bible teaches that following God is not about asking Him to support our plans.

It is about letting Him shape the path.

John 10:27

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

See, Jesus has clearly said that, as the sheep, we should listen and follow our Lord and not try to go our own way.

And, when we let Jesus guide us, His peace follows along.

Hence, when we try to lead ourselves, the heart grows tired, fear grows stronger, and worry keeps coming back.

But when God leads, the heart can breathe again, because the weight is not on us anymore.

That is what Psalm 23 is teaching us, my friend.

Lord, our Shepherd walks in front, and the sheep, us, should stay close behind Him.

We should not run ahead and fight for control, but we should trust Him fully.

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”

See, not half-trust or trust only when things make sense, but trust with all our hearts.

So, let us examine our hearts and check if we are trying to lead ourselves while saying with our mouth that God is leading.

If the answer is yes, then Psalm 23 is an invitation to let go.

Let’s stop fighting for control, my friend.

And let’s start walking behind our Shepherd instead of ahead of Him, because when He leads, we lack nothing.

Let’s pray together, my friend:

Lord, thank You for being my Shepherd. Help me follow You with a trusting heart.

Teach me to listen to Your voice and not my own thoughts.

Take away fear and worry, and fill my steps with Your peace. Guide my path today, and help me walk behind You in faith.

I place everything in Your hands, Lord. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Praise God, my friend,

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