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I Lack Nothing
Brian Mashburn
February 5, 2012
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Do You Live "In Want"?
Can you tell the difference between the kid who really loves and appreciates their mom or dad, and the kid who really appreciates all the potential stuff they can get from their mom or dad?
I remember dad coming home from work when I was young. My brothers and I would race to the front door for that powerful hug and affirming kiss. We loved our father's presence in our house.
One day, out of his love for us, he stopped by the store and bought 3 "Hot Wheel" cars. When he came in, and we got our hug and kiss, he added, "I've got a surprise for you." Out came the gifts and up went our excitement.
From that day on, when we heard dad's arrival at the front door, things changed. Instead of racing for the hug and kiss, we raced with the chant, "Did you bring a surprise?! Did you bring a surprise?!"
If he didn't, we showed disappointment at his arrival. If he did, all of our focus was on the prize, and we would snatch it from dad and run off to enjoy it, even the hug and kiss were now optional for us. We wanted "it," rather than "him".
He was our dad, but we wanted more than that. We lived "in want".
David had experienced both lack and plenty, both oppression and support, both loyalty and betrayal, both as a servant and a king. But he was clear about what he valued when he wrote: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not live in want."
Is God Himself enough? Or do you live "in want"?