Green Pastures

Psalm 23 “He makes me lie down in green pastures”.

Ok today was a good day! You may be asking yourself, didn’t he have chemo yesterday? Yes I did. I have a 4 day reprieve through the miracle of Prednisone (a steroid). I have an appetite and energy to burn. I worked for a few hours this morning, cleaned out the garage, two loads to the dump, put an exercise floor in and hung a punching bag for my girlfriend. Then it was off to the movies with my boys to reward them for their hard work helping out the old man. As I write this I’m watching a movie with my girls at home.    

My point is this; God gave me a “Green Pastures” day after being in valley of the shadow of death. I’m not trying to be dramatic; I’m just giving you a snapshot of how God operates. I’m learning that one of the keys to surviving this nightmare is to live when you can live and be sick only when you have to. The truth is there is contentment in both; the valley and the green pasture. They are gifts from God meant for my edification. What if He was only the God of the green pasture and not of the valley? I thank Him for being both. I’m a blessed man as I have stated in other posts; I’m surrounded by the best of the best!

Lesson- So what about you? Have you found God faithful in the valley and in the shadow? I know what some of you are thinking; I try to avoid the valley’s dude; I don’t even like thinking about them and if I do they may find me. Don’t be such a sissy! Valleys produce everything good in life and they purge out all the bad. If you don’t cling to God in the valleys you will cling to the wrong thing elsewhere and miss out on all the growth that God has for you.