Even as I struggled to breathe, I poured out everything to Him. I prayed, “Lord, heal me. Only You can heal me. I surrender my life to You again. I will follow You and use my life for Your kingdom.”

But let’s be honest—when you can barely afford to eat, when bills are piling up, or when your paycheck limits the life you hoped for, can you easily say, “There is nothing on earth I desire besides You”?

Rediscovering Psalm 23 in seasons of pressure and pace By: Juliana Bejoc Psalm 23 had become too familiar to me. Many of us were taught this passage as children. Pastors and preachers have emphasized it so often that, over time, I forgot to see its depth and significance in my own life. It was used so frequently that I began to hear it as mere words, rather than as a living reminder of God's truth. "The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing." Psalm 23:1 This verse stayed with me one day as I...