Thoughts as Bekah and I talk about her KBR conference session... You , O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. As for God, His way is perfect... and it is He who makes MY way perfect. He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him, and gives me His shield of VICTORY as His right hand sustains me. Our faith was meant to be held up as our shield, "with which we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one". (Eph. 6:16) 2 Samuel 22:36 You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great. Oh, how David understood faith! The grace and saving help that God gave to give us an eternal hope, and continues to give us each day of our journey. The shield that He arms us with to stand against the devil's schemes and intent to pull us back into the mire of our own self-will. The faith that He gave to bring LIGHT into our hearts, and the faith that can move mountains and throw them into the sea. ...