Greg Wheeler

God the counter of sheep and stars

He determines the number of stars and calls them by name. — Psalm 147:4

Thoughts:

It's almost like the story of the lost sheep. In order to know that one was lost, he had to know the number. So the God of the universe is a counter of sheep and a counter of stars. And because he counts, he knows when one is

He numbers what feels uncountable. He names what feels infinite.

And if He calls stars by name…how much more the ones made in His image?

Thoughts from reading Psalm 147

I wanna be led by a father whose understanding is limitless

Thoughts while reading Psalm 147:5

When I’m leading my own life, I’m constantly recalculating.

Half the time I don’t even understand why I feel what I feel.

Creative tension? Family decision? Hard conversation?

I’m like a GPS that says, “Recalculating…” every 12 seconds.

But God?

He doesn’t

Shepherding an idea looks like:

• Not letting it wander off into the feed

• Sitting with it

• Asking it questions

• Braiding it with other thoughts

• Letting it mature

• Returning to it

• Guiding it toward expression

Less storing. More tending.