“He shields us”

“As for God, His way is perfect; The Lord’s word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him. Psalm 18:30 NIV

Verse Reflections:  I need shielding!  Yesterday, my client took me by a cookie store and asked the owner to let me taste all the cookies.  Yikes!  She put together an entire plate of cookies and I had to taste all of them.  Crazy!!  Remember, good cookies are my weakness!  And this lady could cook.  She had some white chocolate macadamia nut cookies that were hot out of the oven that were to die for.  I have to say I felt God’s protection because other than that one cookie, I was able to just have a small sample of all the others so it probably only equaled two cookies.  And I gave away all the ones I bought.  Go God!! I didn’t even imagine eating them all.  Every day, I am going to claim this shield of God’s word.  I know the power of God’s word and yet there are days I get up and start running and do not access this power.  Why would I ignore this simple step in my day?  God has been telling me for four years to read one verse a day to help me heal and eat healthy foods.  This one verse can be life changing.  This one verse can shield me from the arrows of a battle I have been fighting all of my adult life.  This one verse can win the war.  This one verse will keep Satan from attacking me.  This one verse will keep Satan from even coming close to tempting me.  Hallelujah.  His word is flawless.  His word is perfect.  And His word just keeps coming with verses that speak to me on this journey.  He knew we would fight this battle and need refuge here on earth.  His ways are perfect even if mine are not.

Prayer:  Thank You God.  Your way is perfect!  Your word is flawless and I have to say reading it daily like this protects me from my own flaws.  Thank You for shielding me yesterday.  Thank You for taking Your word and putting the perfect protection around me.  I sometimes think it is crazy how powerful Your word is. I can literally feel the difference in my strength when I start out with Your flawless words.  Thank You for shielding me from myself!  That was not me yesterday taking tiny bites of these gourmet cookies.  You shielded me.  Your way is perfect and I wish I had started this God plus one back in my twenties instead of wasting so many years fighting stupid, ridiculous cravings.  I love You Lord, let’s have an awesome day.  I take refuge in You!