I shall not WANT

 

The Lord is my shepherd -
I shall NOT WANT!  

 

When I do not want -
I do not expect -
when I do not expect -
 I am not disappointed. 

 

 When I am not disappointed -
 my hope is not deferred
and my heart is not sickened. 

 

 The tranquility of soul
 this freedom from want
 creates produces a godliness
with contentment in me.

This is a GREAT GAIN.  

 

My life becomes one
of guidance
rather than grabbing.  

 

I am freed from any focus
 on what I lack
and begin to rejoice
in the Lord who is with me. 

 

 I now abound in
 gratitude and thankfulness
for His daily kindness
to walk with me.  

 

This guided life
"restores my soul"
and I enter into the Lord's rest
in that secret inner tranquility

beside the still waters
of His presence.  

 

Since I no longer WANT -
 I escape the corruption
 in the world
 that is caused by lusts.  

 

I am so contented
with my Lord
that the old lusts
 lose their attraction.  

 

 I discover the mystery
Jesus spoke of when
 He said
"whoever loses his life
 for MY SAKE  
shall find it".  

 

 The Lord is my shepherd -
 I no longer want -
I am too busy
discovering all
the riches IN HIM

that He so freely shares
 with me as we walk together.