Be still.......

I was given a book a couple of weeks ago on the 23rd Psalm. An interesting observation by the writer was that sheep don't drink out of rushing streams....they need the water to be still or it frightens them. They understand that if their wool gets wet, they could drown from the weight of the wet wool. They seem stupid in a lot of ways, but their fears are real and they know to guard their life in that way. In part of the story, the Shepherd also realizes their fears and finds a way for them to drink out of still waters. He would even dam up water for them in one part of the stream so that the water was still.

And doesn't the Shepherd of our lives find ways to keep us calm, and lead us away from the rushing streams of our lives? More often than not we ignore His leading and keep going our own way......the outcomes not always so refreshing! This is not a 'be still' society. But.......we miss so much when we aren't. So much!