Fairchild Air Force Base - Washington
Cyndy, Military Wife

The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want…

The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want… God has had me meditating on these verses for a season. We had a period where every major stressful thing that can happen in life happened.

It started with both our Mother’s becoming ill. Mine later died. I lost jobs, exhausted our savings, purchased a house, and nearly went bankrupt. We were seeking God’s will but still learning his ways. Then the terrorist attack of September 11th took place. It was a shock to America. We began to reevaluate all that was important to us. We got pregnant and I lost the baby at 14.5 weeks. We were devastated.

We found that a family that prays together stays together. We took a leap of faith: got pregnant again, quit my job, pcs’ed 3,000 miles across country and Tom was deployed. Tom returned and we gave birth to a healthy baby boy!

What did we learn? We learned that God is sufficient - period. We know suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character hope and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom he has give us. (Romans 5:4-5)

Now I can say with confidence: The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want … Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, all the days of my life and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23 is our family anthem.
God is so good!