The Good Shepherd vs Your Independence

"And bottom line, I need the Good Shepherd, and you need the Good Shepherd. • Because, the reality is, we wander off, and sometimes we get flat out lost. • In fact, sometimes the paths we take lead directly into degradation and danger. • And we follow the wrong leaders, sometimes … we follow other sheep! • Or we just blaze our own paths … how is that working out for you? • And we come against barriers we can’t scale, enemies we can’t defeat, dangers we can’t escape … on our own. • And when we fall, which we do, repeatedly, we can’t fix ourselves. We need our souls “restored,” … a lot. Guys, here it is … listen: All of us follow someone, all of us follow something … So choose well!" Stephen "Doc" Pattison, Teaching Pastor