Day #4 #ReDiscover U

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake" Over 18 years ago I recall my struggle to be "churchy" That's right I said "churchy" and that just about summed up my understanding of Jesus and Christianity. My fear of believing in Jesus Christ was rooted in my frequent wondering into a wilderness of sin,  then feeling guilty and unworthy after the escapade.  What was I to do? All I use to hear was how bad and inconsistent I was and how religous other people were. I actually use to think that I was the only one in the world that struggled with sin. It actually left me in a fogged state and as a result of that, being a Christian seemed hard.  It wasn't until I began reading God's word for myself. I read: "Come unto me all those that are burden and heavy laden and I will give you rest" also "He became sin who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus" also, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" and lastly,  "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you shall be saved." This revolutionized my mind. I then felt the gentle hand of God "Leading me to the path of righteousness" It's not my goodness, its not my ability, its not my gifts....it's because of Jesus, Jehovah Tsidkenu -  The Lord our Righteousness. "For His name sake" Seeing he has taken upon him the name of a "Good Shepherd", He will keep His word , in spite of us. You and I being bad sheep will not make him stop being a "Good Shepherd", but he will be "good", and maintain the credit of "His name" in spite of all of our badness....God is good all the time.... and it's all good, because it's all God....and He will get the glory  "His name" shall  be magnified and exalted.