He restores my soul

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.  

 

  He makes me lie down in green pastures ; He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul ;

 

He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; 

 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies ; 

 

You have anointed my head with oil ;

 

My cup overflows.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, 

 

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever . 

 

 

this is one of my favorite Psalms..when I saw this green field, I was immediately reminded of it...these verses have been a hiding place for me for many years.. 

I love that He MAKES me lie down in green pastures and He restores my soul..I think that these two actions go together...because I yielded to lying down, my soul is being restored.

Life has been hurtful..people have been unkind..sometimes it has been very hard to get over the betrayal of close relatives.

but

then I remember He prepares a table before me..

my cup overflows..

it is all about perspective..His perspective..

and the healing begins all over again.

He truly, truly does restore my soul.

and for that I am forever grateful to Him

does your soul need restoring?

let Him make you lie down

thank you for stopping by today....please come again soon..

Looks can be deceiving

Isn't this lettuce just beautiful?  so cool and refreshing but if you get close enough to it and take a bite, the BITTERNESS overwhelms you...it is now in the compost pile..that is all it is good for

This rose that we call Granny is absolutely beautiful...it blooms all summer and the fragrance is divine..rich and heavy.....BUT...if you get close enough, the thorns will tear a hole in your arm...they are vicious.....all that beauty draws you in but you better watch out!!

This rose is so pretty but if you get close enough to smell, it has NO fragrance at all.and the thorns are awful.....so it is just pretty from afar........

My goal in life is to be who I really am..the woman that is the real thing..all the time..day in and day out...I do not want to have any bitterness that gets you after you get close to me..I had rather not be bitter at all....
I don't want to have any thorns that hurt you if you get close to me.....I had rather be thornless..
and the fragrance, well, I want to have an aroma that draws you in so I can love you...not so I can hurt you.....
I think this is a worthy goal as women..to be sweet, thornless and fragrant..and to be able to love no matter what..

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
         But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

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Lessons from life...

My sweet dog Bo teaches me about life....he is such a trusting and gentle soul..when I was able to get these pictures of him, I knew it was one of those 'a picture is worth a million words' kind of moments...I hope you get as much from these few pictures and words as I am getting...

                                                In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
                                                For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety.

Here was his view from his spot under the bridge....he knew his Master was near by and he was safe from all harm
                    

                  




so take it from Bo....being near your Master is a safe place to be..peace and rest are there....
thank you for reading along....