identity – Hope&Life http://brandonshanks.com Encouragement for Today with Pastor Brandon Shanks Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:06:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 https://i2.wp.com/brandonshanks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-brandonshanks_v2-1.png?fit=32%2C32 identity – Hope&Life http://brandonshanks.com 32 32 44222390 What Psalm 23 would be if everything was up to me http://brandonshanks.com/what-psalm-23-would-be-if-everything-was-up-to-me/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:06:54 +0000 http://brandonshanks.com/what-psalm-23-would-be-if-everything-was-up-to-me/ Continue reading What Psalm 23 would be if everything was up to me →]]> This past Sunday I shared about how Psalm 23 is a picture of what happens when we allow the Lord to be our shepherd. The following is what happens when we try to be our own shepherd:

I am my shepherd.
I always want something I don’t have.
I lie down in worried places
I hear the roar or noisy waters
It depletes my soul

I feel confused on my path
Trying to achieve something for my name sake

When I walk through the darkest valley
I fear every evil
I wonder if God is even with me

My possessions and popularity
They try to comfort me
I have prepared a table, but I can’t even enjoy it because of the enemies all around me.
I anoint my life with hurry and distractions; my cup is empty

Surely busyness and worry will follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of anxiety forever.

I am so thankful I am not called to be my own shepherd. I have a shepherd and His way is the best way. Let’s trust the shepherd this week!

]]> 895 Sticks And Stones http://brandonshanks.com/sticks-stones/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 http://brandonshanks.com/?p=245 Continue reading Sticks And Stones →]]> What are you saying to you? Does it agree what what God says about you? God Says: I am loved (John 3:16) I am His (1 John 3:1) I am not alone (Matthew 28:20) I am a masterpiece in Christ (Ephesians 2:10) I am not defined by my past (Isaiah 43:18-19) I have a purpose (Jeremiah 29:11) I have the favor of God on my life (Psalm 30:5) God planned my life (Psalm 139:16) I am blessed (Deuteronomy 28:3) #YoureGoingToMakeIt #SpeakLife ]]> 245