The Shepherd’s Way

Isaiah 40:11. It’s a verse that paints a picture of God as a shepherd, gently leading and carrying the lambs. Honestly, when I first read that, it felt… well, almost too good to be true. Especially when you're staring down payroll, or lying awake at 3 AM worrying about cash flow.

In the same chapter where Isaiah reminds us that God commands the stars, he also shows us God cradling the weakest lamb. It’s a collision of truths that I, and maybe you, desperately need to remember. God is both powerful and merciful.

The tension? I think, like me, many of us are comfortable with one side of that truth, power or tenderness, but struggle to believe both can live together. It seeps into how we lead, how we treat our teams, and even how we view ourselves.