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 Ele me faz deitar em pastagens verdes; ele me conduz até as águas paradas.  Salmo 23: 2

Este versículo do salmo 23 é frequentemente lido em funerais. Engraçado, não é.  Um salmo que fala sobre a vida é lido para uma pessoa morta.  O que este salmo davídico está falando é uma vida guiada pela mão todo-poderosa do Grande Pastor.

 Liderar por águas tranquilas pode ter significados diferentes, mas o que quero enfatizar é a direção perfeita que Deus fornece. Cada passo de uma de suas ovelhas é cuidadosamente observado e dirigido.  Aconteceu comigo esta manhã.

 Fui conduzido diretamente a um determinado lugar por causa de como Deus me ajudou.  Em seu processo de ajuda, ele me levou a orar por sua orientação e proteção. Então peguei uma curva "errada" e cliquei no local que queria ir no meu GPS.  Estacionei o meu carro e fui até lá.  Porém, ao passar por um certo ponto de referência, percebi ser o local que havia contactado outro dia.  Entrei no escritório e iniciei uma conversa com a recepcionista.

 Enquanto conversávamos por cerca de um minuto, percebi que este não era o lugar que eu havia visitado na semana passada.

 Aquilo fez sentido?  Eu acho que não.  Aqui está uma versão mais simples.  Liguei para um lugar e visitei outro lugar.  Esta semana visitei o local que inicialmente tinha um chamado!  Deus me protegeu e me orientou através dos meus erros!  Consegui o serviço que precisava e sabia que Deus havia me ajudado em todo o caminho!

 O Bom Pastor até usa nossos erros para seu propósito.  No entanto, ele quer que observemos nossos passos da mesma forma.

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