"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."Sheep don't know what's best for them; they don't see the big picture of life. Any needs that they have -- protection, food, shelter -- must be met by their shepherd. A good shepherd will take good care of his sheep.
Our Shepherd is the Lord. He knows exactly what we need and loves us completely. When the Bible says "I shall not want," it means that there is nothing that we should have that we won't have. If it is good for us, then our perfect Shepherd will take care of it.
Therefore, if there is something that He has chosen not to provide for us, perhaps a door that has been closed, then we can know that it would not have been good for us. If it were, He would have provided it.
Like the sheep, we don't see the big picture. Sometimes God has to make decisions for us that we would not make ourselves. But He has promised that we shall not want for anything. Rather than being disappointed, we ought to be excited to see what "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" plans He has, as we trust with full confidence that His way is best.
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Loved these thoughts. My Sunday School lesson tonight was about Psalm 23:1, and I was remembering this post. The story was about David, and eventually the kids were like, "And God is our shepherd." :)
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