Living Life for Christ Alone

  “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?” (Mat thew 18:12)   Many going in the right direction, following the Shepherd, doing as He says...   But then there’s one wandering.   One, just one. That’s all it takes to get Him searching.    One wandering off, leaving the others that are doing it right.    One forgetting to listen, failing to follow.    One falling into a ditch, finding himself stuck on a ledge far off the path.    One feeling alone, wondering if the Shepherd even cares.    One starving to be found, looking up and realizing he is lost.    One who hasn’t discovered he is lost yet.    I see Him looking around at His sheep to see that one is gone. Suddenly His eyes go to the mountains where they just walked together –Him and all one hundred sheep.   And n...

The other day, I envisioned myself on a path I've never walked on before, full of difficulty and unknowns.  "Lord," I'd say, "I've never walked this path before. This is unfamiliar territory." "Yes," He'd say, "And I will be with you every step of the way." That would be enough to put a smile on my face and urge me forward -for He truly would be enough. ... "The Lord is my Shepherd," said the psalmist in Psalm 23:1, "I have all that I need." Whoa. Was he serious? Everything? Yes... God is everything we need. We just don't realize it most of the time because we think we need other things. We see how other people are bolstered and think it must really be working, but if we were to get a glimpse at their soul, we would instantly know it isn't.  If you really think about it, if you have God -who clothes the grass of the field and feeds the birds of the air- you have everything.  You have the One who makes i...