By The Gentle Waters
By the gentle waters, you will safely lead meIn green pastures feed me, knowing what is best.Though I often stray, wander far away,I can hear You say, " Come to Me and rest."Though the path be rough and rugged,Though the trail be dark and steep,Still the gentle Shepherd watches o'er His sheep.There's no need to fear when the Shepherd's near.When Your voice I hear, I find comfort sure.Free from all alarm, sheltered from all harm,Safely in Your arms, I can rest secure.With the flock abiding, all my needs supplying,Comforting and guiding, leading all the way, all the way.Jesus, loving Shepherd, You'll forsake me never.In your flock forever, I am not alone.Though the darkness hide me, You are close beside me.Gentle Shepherd, guide me 'til I'm safely home.
He is so awesome. Today I was reading in ‘Streams in the Desert’, it was about being still. In the writings it says something so profound- “God was waiting in the depths of my being to talk to me if I would only get still enough to hear His voice”. It went further talking about how this person had tried to become ‘still’, but the more and more they tried the more noise seemed to take over and consume them. He says to be still and know that He is God. Things will try and bombard you with business and anxiety, yet He is still saying “Be still”. The page ended with this being said “But as dew never falls on a stormy night, so the dews of His grace never come to the restless soul”. Then he spoke through mom, she said something about resting. The reason she brought it up was because I was telling her why I was just doing ‘ok’. The reason I gave was because I was just sitting at a desk, when I could be mowing grass or building skids. She said that He makes us to lie down in green pastures. It hit me; I started to see that sitting in this desk chair is His way of making me lie down. However, instead of resting I have been looking around at the grass and seeing that “O dear, it needs to be cut” or “Maybe I should go do some weeding to make it more pleasant” Instead of just letting Him minister to me I have been to busy seeing what I could be doing instead of just being. He wants us to rest and move beyond the silence and solitude. He wants me to soak it up, rest in Him. There is this book that my director let me borrow; it is called ‘Invitation to Silence and Solitude’ by Ruth Haley Barton. I have only read part through the introduction, but its ok-there is no rush J
By the gentle waters, you will safely lead meIn green pastures feed me, knowing what is best.Though I often stray, wander far away,I can hear You say, " Come to Me and rest."Though the path be rough and rugged,Though the trail be dark and steep,Still the gentle Shepherd watches o'er His sheep.There's no need to fear when the Shepherd's near.When Your voice I hear, I find comfort sure.Free from all alarm, sheltered from all harm,Safely in Your arms, I can rest secure.With the flock abiding, all my needs supplying,Comforting and guiding, leading all the way, all the way.Jesus, loving Shepherd, You'll forsake me never.In your flock forever, I am not alone.Though the darkness hide me, You are close beside me.Gentle Shepherd, guide me 'til I'm safely home.
He is so awesome. Today I was reading in ‘Streams in the Desert’, it was about being still. In the writings it says something so profound- “God was waiting in the depths of my being to talk to me if I would only get still enough to hear His voice”. It went further talking about how this person had tried to become ‘still’, but the more and more they tried the more noise seemed to take over and consume them. He says to be still and know that He is God. Things will try and bombard you with business and anxiety, yet He is still saying “Be still”. The page ended with this being said “But as dew never falls on a stormy night, so the dews of His grace never come to the restless soul”. Then he spoke through mom, she said something about resting. The reason she brought it up was because I was telling her why I was just doing ‘ok’. The reason I gave was because I was just sitting at a desk, when I could be mowing grass or building skids. She said that He makes us to lie down in green pastures. It hit me; I started to see that sitting in this desk chair is His way of making me lie down. However, instead of resting I have been looking around at the grass and seeing that “O dear, it needs to be cut” or “Maybe I should go do some weeding to make it more pleasant” Instead of just letting Him minister to me I have been to busy seeing what I could be doing instead of just being. He wants us to rest and move beyond the silence and solitude. He wants me to soak it up, rest in Him. There is this book that my director let me borrow; it is called ‘Invitation to Silence and Solitude’ by Ruth Haley Barton. I have only read part through the introduction, but its ok-there is no rush J
