Fear No Evil

I remember spending the night at my Granny's when i was little. Every morning when we would wake up we would cuddle on the couch and read our Psalm and Proverb for the day. There are 31 days in month and 31 Proverbs for those days....overlapping in some months of course, but you catch my drift. :) So remembering that past time, I opened my Bible this morning and thought, hmm April 23rd- Psalm 23! I have read these verses plenty of times. Some people even have them memorized because it is a "popular" segment of scripture. But today as I read them I saw something different. (Isn't God awesome that way?) Psalm 23:3-4 "He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Disclaimer: Now I don't know if this is what it means exactly, but I feel like this is what I saw and understood today and is worth looking into further.... First David says "He leads me in paths of righteousness" then directly after that refers to that path as "the valley of the shadow of death". Now I don't know if he is directly referring to it that way but it got me thinking...I wonder if David is referring to them as one in the same? The path that God calls us on may not always be the easiest one. But it is the path that is right in order for us to glorify Him. I know that I refer everything back to my divorce right now, but that it what I am going through so that's all I got. My divorce isn't easy but maybe it is necessary. Actually, I can't even say "maybe". I know its necessary because my relationship with my husband was more important to me than my relationship with God. God has a plan and my life too the necessary turn to get back on track. How crazy different would our lives be lived if we realized that ITS NOT ABOUT US? Does that mean my whole marriage was a mistake? I don't think so. I think it served it's purpose. I really loved him and got to experience good, fun happy times. And out of that love, I got a beautiful little girl. And on top of that, it really showed me what trying to live life on your own will is like. It's powerless. If you ask my friend what they think of me and how they would describe me of course I would love to hear words like loving, caring, kind and strong. But I also know that my honest friends would say that I'm a bit of a worry wart....ok a LOT of a worry wart. I'm very analytical and I like to have things a certain way. I like to figure things out on my own. I feel like that is one of the lessons, the many lessons, that I am learning and will be learning from my past. This about those words: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me." You apply that to any situation... Even though I am going through the divorce, I will fear no guilt and shame for You are with me. Even though I don't know what the heck I'm doing, I will fear no uncertainty, for You are with me. Even though Social Security savings are depleting, I will fear no worries, for You are with me. Even though I'm sick Even though my child/family member/teacher/friend is sick Even though the economy is bad Even though I/my husband/my friend doesn't have a job Even though I am alone Even though I have obstacles WHATEVER the case may be, it is always followed by "I will fear no evil, for you are with me." Not, I fear only some evil...but I will fear NO evil. That is suck an awesome truth. This life is not about me. This life is about bringing glory to the risen King. And if I believe that truth, don't I think that He would guide me to get over the obstacles and make the necessary decisions to bring Him glory? I am not in control. THANK YOU, LORD. I just have to submit and follow His guidance. Even though the path is uncertain, I will fear NO evil, for You are with me, God.