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David Knott | 6 comments People keep telling me how helpful they have found my chapter on guidance in:

The Psalm 23 Life Experiencing the Love of God Every Day by David Knott The Psalm 23 Life: Experiencing the Love of God Every Day (http://viewbook.at/thepsalm23life), so here’s a snippet from Chapter 3, HE GUIDES ME…

“How are you when it comes to making decisions? Do you make them quickly, confident in the right path to take, or do decisions stress you out for fear of making a mistake? Well I’m definitely towards the stressed-out end of the spectrum. It’s not that I can’t make decisions, I do it all the time, I can even make decisions quickly when I’m on familiar ground, but I know that if I had the choice, I’d sooner put a decision off, and do some more research and analysis, rather than actually decide.

What I find so hard about making a decision is that there seems no place to hide. I have to make it, it’s down to me, and my thinking becomes focused on me. Have I considered all the options? Have I heard God properly? Am I open to what God wants? But thanks to Psalm 23, I’ve realised quite recently that it doesn’t have to be like that. Psalm 23:3 says, ‘He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.’

One of the wonderful things about Psalm 23, is that it doesn’t focus on what I need to do, it concentrates on what God does, and the language is all in the present moment: The Lord is my shepherd; He makes me lie down; He leads me; He restores my soul. These things are wonderful and amazing enough, but in a way they lay the foundation for what comes next, “He guides me”. He, the Lord, the maker of Heaven and Earth, my saviour who is my shepherd guides me. Every time I think of this, I can feel the stress of decision-making melting away.”


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Violet Perry (Just a Bookish Blog) (justabookishblog) David wrote: "People keep telling me how helpful they have found my chapter on guidance in:

The Psalm 23 Life Experiencing the Love of God Every Day by David Knott [book:The Psalm 23 Life: Experiencing t..."

Hi David! How are you? Are you looking for reviewers for your book? If so, I'd love to read and review it in exchange for a physical copy, as I don't really have a good way to read ebooks. My review would be published on Goodreads and my book blog. I can also be reached by email at: justabookishblog@gmail.com
Thank you!


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