Sheep..

Hello All,

I hope this finds you well today. A couple of weeks ago I was up late and I was searching for something to watch on one of my Christian channels and as I was about to give up, I was right in time to hear a sermon on Sheep. For sometime now I have been really heavy hearted and over the last few days it has become very apparent as to why...Relationships are hard...each one of us have many relationships...some are closer then others, some are as parents, some are brother and sister, the list of the various types of relationships are endless and different in each situation. 

Which brings me to the children of GOD....did you know that SHEEP is mentioned over 500 times in the bible...that says something!! With that this is what I wanted to share today:

The Lambs Provision:

"Four requirements for lying down"

1) Because sheep are timid creatures they must be free from fear  (FEAR)

2) Because sheep are social they must be free from friction with other sheep

 (TENSION)

3) They must be free from flies and parasites in order to relax (AGGRAVATIONS)

4) They must be free from hunger (HUNGER)

Scriptures for each word above:

FEAR:

Isaiah 43:1, 41:13

Jeremiah 31:3

Luke 12:7, 32

TENSION:

Psalms 133:1

John 13:35

1John 3:14-16

Matthew 18 

AGGRAVATIONS:

Psalm 119:165

Philippians 4:6

1 Thessolonians 5:18

James 1:2

HUNGER:

Psalm 37:25

Matthew 6:31-32

Psalm 23:2

In Closing look at Revelation 7:14-17

Are you willing to let your SHEPHERD, THE LAMB free you from FEAR, TENSION, AGGRAVATION, and HUNGER?

There are two commitments:

1) Grazing first thing in the morning, so you can be watered with the dew of the HOLY SPIRIT

2) Allowing GOD to lead you day by day

My sister and brothers this is a message to my self as well and I plan on doing this...we ALL need each other, in good and in bad...in season and out, through tears and laughter....WE ARE RELATIONAL CREATURES...will always be great, NO...its not suppose to be because its in all these we grow and mature even more.

The SHEPHERD (JESUS) loves all so much, HE laid HIS life down for us so we may live and have eternal life....how our life is lived out here is all up to us...I don't want to be a lost sheep, I want to be within the fold and by doing that we must choose to just LAY DOWN...when we do, OUR RELATIONSHIPS WILL FLOURISH!!!! 

Love ya'll, many blessings