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Financial challenges overcome with support from the Shepherd
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
Like many people, I know what it's like to be in a difficult economic situation. My challenge came when I needed to sell my house, as I was moving out of state. But the real estate market in my city was spiraling downward in the aftermath of a bust economy. It wasn’t the ideal time to sell, but I didn’t have a choice.
Mine was a wooden-frame house with shutters and a magnolia tree in the front. I loved the whole package—but I also knew that home is so much more than a material structure. The Bible confirms that home is actually a divine idea: “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” As God’s children, we each dwell—live in—God.
How wonderful to know that our home is the presence of God, the tender, comforting Shepherd! As the 23rd Psalm in the Bible describes, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
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Janet Clements is a Christian Science practitioner in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.
