I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.
Maybe I'm the sheep. I know I'm a sheep. I know I need to respond accordingly. I should let my Shepherd lead me instead of trying to do things for myself. I am after all just a sheep. Sheep are pretty dumb. I think that fits me well.
So how do I be a sheep? How do I follow my Shepherd? How do I worry less about getting it right and more about getting it? Going deeper. I don't just want to talk about knowing the Lord, I want to know Him. I don't want to be Israel...
Lord, help me to follow You and nothing else. Help me to let go of my desires to be perfect or to feel like I've gotten it. Help me let go of my want to be something. Let me be satisfied with being who I am. Show me who I am. Guide me in where You want me to go. Send mercy to me and make me whole. I feel broken and frazzled. Life is going great and I'm trying to find problems. Take that away and fill me with pure joy. That won't go away :]
Amen. Amen. Amen.
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