In His Shadow

I knew the minute I heard the phrase that I would have to write about it.  It was one of those "light bulb" moments.  Time stood still, my brain activated, and away I went--thoughts running at full throttle.

Our pastor was reliving a moment when he and his wife were walking their dogs in the hot desert sun, they were worried about them becoming overheated and she remarked--I wish we could teach them to walk in our shadow.  

Immediately God whispered in my ear--are you walking in my shadow?  I don't think I heard a word after that--not really.  Because all I could do was pray and ask God to reveal to me, just how I should, would, and could walk in His shadow.  I sat there praying asking Him to please help me to walk in the shadow of God Almighty.  I was completely overwhelmed as I began to realize what that concept entailed.

For me it meant protection.  And as I thought about the word protection, well, just look at what it means--He is my defense, my security, my shield, my preservation, my conservation, my safe keeper, my safeguard, my sanctuary, my shelter, my refuge, my immunity, my insurance, my indemnity.  I could go on.  Believe me, I could go on.  

There have been more times in my life than I could ever count where I have leaned on and depended on my God for all those things.  If I did not have the relationship with Him that I do--I wonder, would I even recognize Him as He protects me each and every day, would I even see Him?  In all my years of serving Him--have I learned to walk His shadow?   

So this is my prayer today, that I learn to walk in the shadow the most high God.  That I see Him and feel Him working all around me, in every aspect of my life.  And mostly, that I stay within the perimeters of His shadow.