God Really is Enough

I memorized Psalm 23 when I was six years old. "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters." 

It's a beautiful poem. It's lovely. It's wonderful. Until you actually read it and realize what it's saying.

And then it sounds absolutely ridiculous because it says, because God is my shepherd, I will not need anything else. Have you tried to wrap your head around that? 

If God is my shepherd, I'm good. That's it. Not, God is my shepherd and my business takes off: I can budget the next five years with clarity, all my kids are thriving, my marriage is healthy, and I can make my car payment. No, none of that is there. 

It's just the Lord is my shepherd. So I'm good. I'm fine. I'm great. I'm wonderful. How does internalizing that affect my daily life? Well, if God really is enough, not because of what he can give me, but just because of who he is, that changes how I interact with people. 

It's less, "I need you," and more, "I'm here for you." That's God's posture toward us. Why wouldn't it be ours toward others?

Phil Vischer

Author and filmmaker Phil Vischer is the creator of the groundbreaking children’s series, VeggieTales, which has sold more than 65 million copies. Recently, Phil has produced What’s in the Bible? a 13-part DVD series walking families all the way through from Genesis to Revelation.