Learning To Live Today With The Good Shepherd

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If peace always feels one step away, this conversation invites you to stop chasing the horizon and meet the Shepherd who stands in the room. We talk about how a certain kind of “spiritual hunger” can disguise plain restlessness, and why the Lord is my shepherd only changes us when we hear it in present tense. Drawing from Psalm 23, the Lord’s Prayer, Lamentations’ new mercies, and Jesus’ warning about tomorrow’s troubles, we explore a quieter way to live: trust God for this day, not the imaginary future we try to control.


You’ll hear honest reflections about illness, uncertainty, and the habit of mentally abandoning the moment, how being physically present but emotionally elsewhere starves both relationships and prayer. From the wilderness lesson of manna to the reminder that grace can’t be stored up, we talk about why God’s provision is always sized for now and how contentment grows when our attention returns to the I AM who meets us here.


Expect gentle, practical steps before the day ends: breath prayers rooted in Psalm 23, gratitude that names small gifts, and one act of obedience that trades anxiety for trust. If you’re tired of waiting for life to change before you can feel okay, come learn how daily bread, new mercies, and the Shepherd’s steady care can help you say, even with problems still in view, right now, I am good.


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