One Mouthful at a Time
By Donna Schlachter
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| A shepherd and his sheep |
"God, my shepherd!I don’t need a thing.You have bedded me down in lush meadows,you find me quiet pools to drink from.True to your word,you let me catch my breathand send me in the right direction."Psalm 23:1-3 The Message
If you’re
anything like me, life is rushing past you at supersonic speed, seeming to
scatter in all directions like a herd of squirrels. And if you’re anything like
me, there is no slowing down in the near future. Despite all our technology, we
seem to push and stretch to do more with the hours we have, cramming more doing
in, despising those moments when we can’t do because of a line up or a break
down or a need to just be.
And then God reminds us, in
poetry meant for our hearts, that He is the One who provides all we need. When
we look at the shepherd of King David’s day, a lush meadow for him was a rocky
hillside where tufts of grass grew in a clump here, a clump there. Seed,
watered by the dew and the night fog from the Mediterranean, sprang up
overnight and burned off in the hot afternoon sun. If the sheep didn’t find it
before then, it was gone. And so the shepherd led them across the dry ground to
a mouthful of food here, a mouthful there.
And only good shepherds knew where
to lead their sheep.
How blessed we are to follow
the Great Shepherd, who laid down His life for His sheep. Who tends the flock
so that not one is lost. Who sleeps across the gate to the sheepfold so none
wander away and the destroyer doesn’t get in.
Today, if you are like me,
you need a quiet moment to stop, breathe, think, then act.
Take that moment now.
Stop. Breathe. Think. Repeat.
And plan to come back
tomorrow.
God’s got a place reserved
for you.
Heavenly Father, thank You for leading me beside still
waters when the waves threaten to overwhelm me. Thank You for filling me when I
feel empty. Thank You for being all that I need in every circumstance. In
Jesus’ name, Amen.
Donna lives in Denver with
husband Patrick, her first-line editor and biggest fan. She writes historical
suspense under her own name, and contemporary suspense under her alter ego of
Leeann Betts. She is a hybrid publisher who has published a number of books
under her pen name and under her own name. Her current release, Echoes of the Heart, a 9-in-1 novella
collection titled "Pony Express Romance Collection" released April 1.
Donna is also a ghostwriter and editor of fiction and non-fiction, and judges
in a number of writing contests. Donna recently taught the popular Don't Let Your Subplots Sink Your Story,
an online course for American Christian Fiction Writers, and will teach another
course in May 2018 on The Middle Muddle. Donna loves history and research, and travels
extensively for both. Donna is proud to be represented by Terrie Wolf of AKA
Literary Management.
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