The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. This saying has come about because of people’s experiences of perpetual dissatisfaction. No matter what we do, where we live and what we have, we never seem to find satisfaction. What we long for the most is not things or achievements, but relationships. Most people sense this and therefore they pursue relationships, intuitively, as the answer to their deepest needs. However, relationships are fraught with difficulty and we find that they go bad all too easily. So, while we are certainly on the right path in pursuing relationships, we must come to the realisation that there is a fundamental relationship, intrinsic to our very existence as humans, that we naturally long for and without which we will always feel bereft. This is, of course, our relationship with God. Once we are in a relationship with God then we can become a part of the family of God and we can begin to relate to each other as we were meant to. The biblical metaphor for the experience of being loved and cared for by God, and for that experience of belonging to the cherished family of God, is that of the sheep and the shepherd. You can enter God’s pasture and become part of his flock. Here the grass truly is greener. To enter you must come through the gate, and that gate is Jesus Christ who takes away our sins and clothes us in his righteousness thus enabling us to enter and remain forever in God’s green pastures.
Commit yourself to live in God’s will today.
Read John 10:1-21
