{"id":112127,"date":"2023-09-07T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovergrace.com\/?p=112127"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:35:23","slug":"remembering-the-shepherd-in-the-valley-of-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovergrace.com\/remembering-the-shepherd-in-the-valley-of-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Shepherd in the Valley of Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]<script src=\"https:\/\/static.elfsight.com\/platform\/platform.js\" data-use-service-core defer><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"elfsight-app-6dd9034b-7d5b-474f-98c8-ff019bdc4db7\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July of 2022 my first assignment at Grace Church was to rest. I was joining the staff of Grace from Circle Community Church, shortly after we merged. The leadership kindly sent my husband and me to a resort to relax and recover from the stress we had endured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But \u201crest\u201d didn\u2019t happen. Instead, we were scrambling to find homeowner\u2019s insurance after learning our roof did not pass inspection for a new policy. Lounging by the pool with a book was replaced with phone calls and frustrated pacing in our room. In the end, my husband was able to patch the roof, buying us 3 to 5 years before we\u2019d need to replace it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast forward one year, and it\u2019s moving day for my father-in-law! Acting as our own general contractors, we had completed the 22-month project of converting our detached garage into a studio apartment for him. After seven years of living downstairs, he was ready to change his status from roommate to neighbor, and we were excited to become Empty Nesters at last! Though we were depleted physically, emotionally, and financially, we sat down in our quiet living room with a cup of coffee and celebrated our success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presently, I looked up and saw the water stain on the ceiling. I immediately felt fear grip my heart as I realized that we would have to come up with the funds for a new roof before our homeowner\u2019s insurance was canceled again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come up with the funds? How? Where?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How quickly we allow our rest to become distracted by fear. How quickly we forget the goodness and character of God.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Antidote to Fear<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEven though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me\u201d (Psalm 23:4).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>For He is with me.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King David penned these words. When he was anointed king by the prophet Samuel, God sent him directly back to the sheep. Guarding and tending sheep takes full attention and focus. How better to learn how to shepherd God\u2019s people? Who better to understand the fragile and flighty actions of a flock than a shepherd?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christ Himself is aware of every struggle and fully committed to us in every moment. It is this realization that allows us to rest without the distraction of fear. A sound mind is one that is at ease \u2013\u00a0at peace. Can a mind be diverted with fear of the future when it is fixed on God\u2019s deep love and commitment to His children instead of circumstances? Even if a financial due date is missed or a job lost, is He still faithful? Will He change His mind about us?\u00a0 He is good, and He will not forget us. He is not only well aware of our current needs, but He understands our future needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The sheep fear no evil because of the very real presence of the Shepherd.<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Phillip Keller, who owned sheep, wrote a beautiful perspective on Psalm 23 in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Shepherd Looks at the 23<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Psalm<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He writes, \u201cIt is the special office work of God\u2019s gracious Spirit to convey this sense of the Christ to our fearful hearts. He comes quietly to reassure us that Christ Himself is aware of our dilemma and deeply involved in it with us. It is in fact in this assurance that we rest and relax.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, LORD, make me safe and secure\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Psalm 4:8).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the rod and the staff that guide and protect the sheep, I am safeguarded by the purest truth found only in God\u2019s word. It outweighs any thought I may have or circumstance I may be in. It is my most blessed assurance, and I am comforted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Simple Practice for Remembering God\u2019s Presence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, just moments after staring at the water stain on my ceiling, my eyes turned to the new apartment. Twenty-two months ago, we did not have the funds or the knowledge to complete that task, yet God provided both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then Samuel took the stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, \u201cThus far, the Lord has helped us\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (I Samuel 7:12b).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ebenezer. S<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tone of help<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Samuel, we wanted a physical reminder of who God is; our protector. Our provider. We mixed some of the concrete that we had used on the apartment floor into a bucket, forming a mold for our Ebenezer stone. Currently, my husband is using a hammer and chisel to make it appear more like a rock and less like a bucket, leaving a blank surface where we can add these words, \u201cThus far, the Lord has helped us.\u201d In the future, when we are distracted by fear once again, our eyes will see it, and we will remember His goodness and rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any object that reminds you of God\u2019s faithfulness can serve as an Ebenezer. What could you set in a prominent place in your home to remind you of God\u2019s heart when the valley is dark?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/discovergrace.com\/next\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discovergrace.com\/next<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about the ministry of Grace, find a local campus near you, and take your next step toward Christ.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":112140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,95,46,91,106,107],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-112127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anxiety-stress","8":"category-doubt","9":"category-magazine","10":"category-psalm-23","11":"category-spiritual-growth","12":"category-staff-favorites"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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