He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:3-4 (ESV)We are followers by nature. We always choose who or what we will follow. When we follow something or someone other than God, we will live in fear outside His protection and guidance.
I would like to say that living outside the guidance and protection of God is uncharted territory, however, I think it is charted quite well. Those who live outside of God's protection and guidance live in a continual state of fear, and endure overwhelming feelings of insignificance and insecurity because they are insignificant and insecure.
For some reason, we want to make the dangerous journey apart from the Shepherd. When we are away from Him, we must focus on the enemy, and what the enemy is doing so we can keep doing what we are doing. It's best to be single-focused, and for now, the choice is ours.
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