Why He's my Shield

Sometimes  i wake up having nothing great to look forward to. There are only expectations of a long boring day with nothing much to lighten my spirit. The daily routine of going to work, using most of my energy trying to be efficient and effective and afterwards heading to class with fatigue weighing me down is often the order foreseen. I want a bright future, a strong foundation and there’s a goal that i should eventually achieve. So, despite being tired and drained out, i have to attend class all psyched up, with the right attitude and ready to learn!

One thing that keeps me all energised is the awareness that HE exists, the good feeling that he knows, he cares, he listens more than anyone, he gives meaning to what seems meaningless to humanity, he adores what people despise, he gives me hope and strength to move on, he abandons NOT his flock, he knows my thinking, i mean… he eternally rules my life !

So each day, i don’t wake up feeling disturbed by what the days are gonna entail, what chores i will have to do, what assignments i haven’t submitted, what people will think of me, what routes i will follow to get what i want, what i will eat, wear or even where i will lay my head. God says WORRY NOT, I am in control. Today is here, tomorrow will worry for itself! His shield is unbreakable, stronger than any force. He guides me through everything, provides a map that is straightforward that will lead me to achieve satisfaction – my final end – true happiness – bliss.

One of my favourite gospel songs projects this so well:

Britt Nicole: ‘Hanging On’

You see my anxious heart

You see what I am feeling

And when I fall apart

You are there to hold me

How great your love for me

Now I see what You’re thinking

You say I’m beautiful

Your voice is my healing

Without You I just can’t get by

So I’m

Hanging on to every word You speak

’cause it’s all that I need

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Even every little whisper I’m

Hanging on as if it were my life

I’m hanging on

And when the darkness falls

I can’t see what’s before me

Your voice is like the dawn

Always there to guide me

Without you I just can’t get by

So I’m

Hanging on to every word You speak

’cause it’s all that I need

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Even every little whisper I’m

Hanging on as if it were my life

I’m hanging on

You know me better than I know myself

Better than anybody else

Your love is sounding like a ringing bell

Oh, oh, I won’t let go

Hanging on to every word You speak

’cause it’s all that I need

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Even every little whisper I’m

Hanging on as if it were my life

I’m hanging on.