“Ah! Contentment!”

Pressure! We all know about pressure. It manifest its self in every facet of our lives. We want what we do no have therefore we are under pressure to work harder, save more, acquire more and “be more productive”. We dream of being in circumstances that might bring us total peace and contentment yet many who achieve their dreams are far from contented with the results. We look everywhere for that one thing that might bring us peace, everywhere except where it can be found. People are a lot like Hummingbirds: we flap our wings a hundred miles an hour, rush from dawn till dark and never seem to just stand still and enjoy being alive! We might learn a lot from observing our fellow creatures in the “Divine Barnyard”! Have you ever seen a flock of sheep grazing on a green hillside? Now there is contentment. No hurry, no deadlines (like the one Gale has me on in getting this front page to her in time for printing!), no fear, no worry about tomorrow just the peace of the moment! I don’t think any sheep ever stopped to worry about tomorrows supply of grass! The shortness of their lives worries them not a bit. They live in the present moment, even as we are instructed to do by the Master. The Lord is our leader, provider, sustainer and friend. The “green pastures” of faith where we may rest in complete peace are the places he would have us go. In Him we will never “want”! When the world has torn apart all your dreams and left you stranded on the shores of despair, when physical decline and approaching twilight “rock your world”, He restores your soul. He guides you into ways of “right living” so that you may be “His” alone. Even when the fences of your own resources are “down” and you peer fearfully into the very face of death, you may “Trust” that He is in charge and holds you always in the folds of His love! Don’t fear! He is always with you! In the face of all that evil can muster against you, “He” prepares you a place overflowing with eternal Love! In His love only “Goodness and Mercy” may exist, and you will live in His love forever! On the hillside of your life, just back of the “Barnyard”, in lush pastures filled with evergreen sustaining love, let your soul rest in complete contentment! The “Peace of Christ” that passes all understanding fill your hearts and guide you through every trial! In His loving arms we may always be “Contented sheep” at rest amid the eternal green of living Faith.

Resting in the Pasture of His Love,
Chuck