God Really is Enough

At the end of every podcast, we like to ask our guests to share what God has been teaching them in this season of life. This week’s guest is author and filmmaker Phil Vischer. He is the creator of the groundbreaking children’s series, VeggieTales, which has sold more than 65 million copies. Recently, Phil has produced What’s in the Bible?—a 13-part DVD series walking families all the way through from Genesis to Revelation

Psalm 23:1-3

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.

I am in the middle of having my nose rubbed all over Psalm 23. So, you know, I memorized that when I was like six years old. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 

It's a beautiful poem. It's lovely. It's wonderful. Until you actually read it and realize what it's saying.

And then it sounds absolutely ridiculous because it says, because God is my shepherd, I will not need anything else. And it's so hard to wrap your head around that. And God is bringing me back to that. 

I kind of feel like I'm not allowed to read anything else until I can accept the truth. If God is my shepherd, I'm good. That's it. Not God is my shepherd. And you know, my business takes off. I can budget the next five years with clarity. All my kids are thriving. My marriage is healthy. And I can make my car payment. No, none of that is there. 

It's just the Lord is my shepherd. So I'm good. I'm fine. I'm great. I'm wonderful. And so I'm trying to internalize that truth. How does that affect my daily life? If God really is enough, not because of what he can give me, but just because of who he is, how does that change how I interact with people? 

You know, the needs I feel that I have, how I run my business, how I need my life. That's where my nose is right now. And I don't think he'll let me leave until I get it.