So a few weeks ago in my Sunday school class we were looking at Psalms 23 and studying it a little bit. We were given an assignment to write our own Psalms 23 and make it personal. I thought 'yea sure that's a pretty good idea, but I don't really want to do it and it wont hurt anybody if I don't do it'. Well then all the ladies started reading theirs and I thought 'I can't write anything as good as that, I'm not a very good writer.' And after hearing a couple of them read their Psalms I started to kind of feel convicted, but I was being stubborn and thought that I didn't have to do and that I didn't really want to do it. So I had already made up my mind that I wasn't going to do it, but then God had other plans for me because while I was sitting in church one Sunday He just started popping these one lined verses in my head and I just started randomly jotting them down on a piece of paper. The next day I was getting ready to do my Sunday school lesson and I felt like I couldn't really do my lesson until I worked on my Psalms. So I started playing with it a little bit and it just kind of started coming together. I almost had it finished and the worst thing possible happened...WRITERS BLOCK! Oh how I hate when that happens! Well I thought, 'since I have writers block I guess I just wont finish it cause I'll probably never get passed this part.' And yet again God had other plans for me because last night He just started filling my head with ideas for it. And guess what? I finished it last night! I can't tell you how accomplished I felt and how good I felt after I had finished. And I'm wondering now why was I so stubborn about it in the first place because I really actually enjoyed writing it. Hopefully I learned my lesson, but who knows.
So would you like to read my Psalm? Yea I kinda figured you probably would so here it is.
My Psalm 23
The Lord is my caregiver
I shall not be forgotten
He teaches me His ways
He makes sure I listen and obey
He picks me up and carries me
He leads me down the right path for His glory
Even if I fall down and get hurt I will not fear
For You will pick me up and kiss my wounds
You will brush away my tears
And sooth my soul
You are always watching over me.
Your sweet words and loving touch they comfort me.
You strengthen me up in the presence of those who try to hurt me.
You shower me with loving kindness,
I am overjoyed.
Yes love and goodness will always be with me
And I will be monitored by Your love and care forever. Amen.
I hope you enjoyed it because I truely did enjoy writing it :)
~Karah
