I Shall NOT Want...

The Lord is my shepherd -

I shall NOT WANT!  

When I do not want -

I do not expect -

when I do not expect -

I am not disappointed. 

 When I am not disappointed -

my hope is not deferred and my heart is not sickened. 

 The tranquility of soul

this freedom from want

creates produces a godliness

with contentment in me.

This is a GREAT GAIN.  

My life becomes one of guidance

rather than grabbing.  

I am freed from any focus on

what I lack

and begin to rejoice in the Lord

who is with me. 

 I now abound in gratitude and thankfulness

for His daily kindness to walk with me.  

This guided life "restores my soul"

and I enter into the Lord's rest

in that secret inner tranquility

beside the still waters of His presence.  

Since I no longer WANT -

I escape the corruption in the world

that is caused by lusts.  

I am so contented with my Lord

that the old lusts lose their attraction.  

 I discover the mystery

Jesus spoke of when He said

"whoever loses his life for MY SAKE

 shall find it".  

 The Lord is my shepherd -

I no longer want -

I am too busy discovering

all the riches IN HIM

that He so freely shares

with me as we walk together.