\u201cThe Lord is my Shepherd, I have what I want.\u201d Psalm 23:1 NIV
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Max Lucado wrote a book called \u201cTraveling Light\u201d. \u00a0It\u2019s a phenomenal book that takes a look at the 23rd Psalm, probably the most well known Psalm of all. \u00a0Highly recommend it if you want a new perspective on a beloved Scripture. When He discusses this particular verse, this is how he starts the chapter:
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\u201cCome with me to the most populated prison in the world. The facility has more inmates than bunks. More prisoners than plates. More residents than resources…The name of the prison? You\u2019ll see it over the entrance. Rainbowed over the gate are four cast iron letters that spell out its name: W-A-N-T\u201d
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Do you live in the prison of want? I know I do. As deep as my faith is, as rich as my life is, I still want. But I don\u2019t need. I don\u2019t need a new ipad. I don\u2019t need a new car. I don\u2019t need a better job. I have all that I need. My life overflows with blessings, yet I still want. I can still find myself in the prison of want. According to Lucado, this verse is your key to freedom and I can\u2019t help but agree. It is your \u201cget out of jail free card.\u201d It is showing you the way to contentment. It\u2019s at the beginning of the verse, \u201cThe Lord is my Shepherd.\u201d That is the key to contentment. Realizing what you have in God is all you will ever need.
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Paul gives us a little more insight in his letter to the Philippians:
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\u201c<\/strong>I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.\u201d It is in Him we find the key to freedom. When we realize all we need we already have, we break out of the prison of want. Grab your get out of jail free card today and be free of want! Lucado, Max. Traveling Light Deluxe Edition (p. 29). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cThe Lord is my Shepherd, I have what I want.\u201d Psalm 23:1 NIV Max Lucado wrote a book called \u201cTraveling Light\u201d. \u00a0It\u2019s a phenomenal book that takes a look at the 23rd Psalm, probably the most well known Psalm of all. \u00a0Highly recommend it if you want a new perspective on a beloved Scripture. When… Continue reading MAY YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":693,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692\/revisions\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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