Psalm 23:1

Psalm 23:1
English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.

  On every beach vacation I've taken, I always wonder if the vista would get old.  If I up and moved there, would I one day take it for granted, stop being in wonder at the sound of the waves, complain about the seagulls and how sand gets everywhere?  Would I stop bothering to watch the sunset, which was the same as the one before?  Would it get stale?  (I'd like to move and find out!)
  Scripture can be the same -- we can come to a familiar verse and read it out of habit, ceasing to wonder at the truth buried within.  We can miss what's incredible when it becomes familiar.
  The 23rd Psalm is one you've probably heard hundreds of times if you've been a Christian for years.  It becomes a rhythm, and when you finish reading it, you can sometimes wonder what you just read.  But the first verse amazes me -- what's it like to not want?
  When you're a Christian, you realize that the truth and love and mercy and grace of God are truly all you need.  There is nothing else that you need for life and for abundance.  When God cares for us, that is enough.
  Our souls and brains are often so caught up in wanting things -- be it material things or simply more time or rest.  In God, when we rest in him, we want for nothing.  That is what the promise of heaven is -- no more restless yearning.  We are complete in him, and we lack for nothing.  We can finally rest, at peace.
  And so I pray that you may get a window into what it means to want for nothing.  To see the things around us and be at peace, knowing that you are enough, that you have enough, that Christ is all in all.  May we experience that grace fully, tasting to see that the Lord is good, getting a glimpse of heaven for a moment to wonder at the life to come when God is enough and more.