When the self has been put to death—that is, when our wants have been placed in their proper relationship to God—it is not a matter of a mere “grin and bear it” existence. That is not what the Shepherd Psalm tells us. It speaks not of lack, but of abundance, of a cup overflowing with sufficiency for those who are willing to let loose of all the lies about what we need and what we can achieve on our own.
