Category: Character

How many suffer from insomnia? 

Studies show that it afflicts 70 million Americans and is faulted for 38,000 deaths every year.  64% of teens blame it for poor school performance.  The most severe cases occur between the ages of thirty and forty.  Another study reveals that half of adults over sixty-five struggle with it. 

In 1910, Americans slept nine hours a night; today, we sleep seven and are proud of it.  And we are tired because of it. 

What’s the solution?  Seek the rest of the Good Shepherd.  Psalm 23:2 doesn’t say, “He offers green pastures.”  No, “He makes me lie down…”

We should note that the word green signifies rich pasture—not scruffy and weed-infested fields.  It represents diligent, painstaking care on the part of a shepherd to locate and cultivate those kinds of pasturelands.

We have a God who knows and meets our needs as thoroughly as a shepherd who cares for his flock.  Psalm 23:2 follows 23:1 for a reason.  Because the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.  He provides green pastures.

Click here for more about Psalm 23:2 from Philip Keller, Robert Morgan, and Max Lucado

Want is big in our world. Who doesn’t want something? What about something bigger? Nicer? Faster? We want.

When asked how much money it takes to make a man happy, John D. Rockefeller replied, “Just one more dollar.” Or how about one more thing? One new job? One new car? One new house? One new spouse?

But then the new job gets old. The new-car smell passes. The new house needs repairs. The new spouse has bad habits, and the sizzle fizzles.

Are you hoping that a change in circumstances will bring a change in your attitude?

Consider what David said in Psalm 23:1, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Click here for more from Max Lucado’s Traveling Light & Philip Keller’s A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23