David
The Caring Shepherd
Caring · Faithful · Relational · Devoted
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A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
W. Phillip Keller
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What you're like
You lead by caring — people feel safe, seen, and steadied around you.
Loyalty runs deep; you keep showing up for the people entrusted to you.
You read a room well and offer the right word at the right moment.
Worship is honest for you — you bring your whole heart, highs and lows alike, before God.
Your warmth can slide into needing everyone's approval; not every burden is yours to carry.
You're at your strongest with a clear circle of people to protect and serve.
In Scripture
Read David's story in 1 Samuel 16–17.
Verses for you
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
A prayer for you
Lord, make me faithful with the few you've trusted to my care — and let my worth rest in you, not in their applause.
Your gift
You're made to shepherd — to notice the overlooked, calm the anxious, and carry people toward God with steady warmth. That care goes furthest when it rests on God's approval rather than the crowd's.