What are your green pastures? Let me do that again. What are your green pastures? Everyone recharges

differently. I love to sing worship songs, snuggle with my family and watch movies, and I love to read

inspirational books. This is my version of lying in green pastures. When life has me wound up too tightly,

I know I can always unwind and recharge through these activities. In these really small moments,

when I reconnect with God and others, I feel a steady stream of peace and happiness fill my life.

In the Psalms, David talks about how God as a shepherd, I'm going to

redo that again. In the Psalms, David talks about God as a shepherd who leads him to peace. David says,

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul.

To be honest, I'm glad the things David mentions here aren't quite literal. Like, give me my

creature comforts over bug bites and sunscreen any day. And yet, at the heart of what David's saying

is an awareness of God's desire for him to find the moments of peace, rest, and happiness in his shepherd.

God has made us all so differently, which means we all have our own green pastures.

For some, it's naps in a hammock in the backyard.

For others, it's a quiet night in with a book. Maybe for you,

it's a big, loud dinner with good friends. For all of us, it's taking advantage of the moments

when God leads us to where we can drink deeply of his goodness. So here's your action step this

week. Think about this. What are your green pastures?

Has it been so long since you've allowed yourself to simply rest that maybe you don't even remember?

Ask yourself this question.

What leaves me feeling full, peaceful, and happy?

Today, I want you to be intentional about lying down in your green pastures

and let your soul be refreshed.

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