NO WORRIES
by Lygia Lovelace

 

Each morning as our family gathers around the coffee table to pray, we ask the Father for protection. In a world where our enemy seeks to destroy us, we have learned that when God stands before us, we are invincible, no matter what may come our way. Many times, my husband will literally ask God to place His shield of protection around us.

One afternoon I went looking for my son, who had been quiet for quite some time. Complete silence coming from the direction of a very active six-year-old can be quite frightening to a veteran mom! I found him intensely studying a tree outside, and at the same time, playing with something in his hand. As I approached him, I saw that what had grabbed his complete attention was a huge trail of ants coming down the tree, and that he was cradling several of those ants in his hands.

“Be careful! Those ants will bite you! You may watch them, but you mustn’t touch them!”

He looked at me calmly and smiled. “It’s ok, Mom,” he answered, “I’ve got my shield of protection on, remember?”

While I still insisted that he leave the ants alone, I marveled at his child-like faith: innocent, fearless, completely trusting.

Father, grant me a child-like faith. Allow me to approach my struggles, the trials I face day by day, with child-like courage and dependence on You, my Shield and Defender.