Singing for protection

What I am going to share with you is something that happened while praying for Marlene…

While we were at her “home” I sat with her on the floor while she sang for me. I prayed strongly for her protection and asked God to send angels to watch over her. A few of my teammates were with me and all praying for her while she started to rest. She then asked me to Sing for her.

I started nervously laughing. I am very self concious about my voice. I used to love singing but when I got sick and had to take steroids to be healed, my voice became raspy and made it very hard for me to sing. When I am in worship I always pray that God would heal my voice so I could feel confident in praising Him. This hurting woman wanted me to SING…in front of my TEAM MATES! I laughed and looked at my team mates about what to do…to give me a song to sing…or to sing with me.

I then just prayed that God would give me the words because I was just soo nervous! Then the song “Thy word” came into my head and I just started singing. My mom would sing this to me as a child and it was the first Christian song I ever learned. As I was singing to her my heart was focusing on EVERY word. I never knew how much meaning this song had, and how much it reflected on my own life.

I then started weeping. My heart broke for Marlene and my heart was sobbing that God loved us so much and we had done nothing to deserve His love. I felt agony and brokeness for the entire community, while feeling overwhelming Joy at the same time!

 

Here are the words to the song:

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.



When I feel afraid Think I've lost my way,

Still you're there right beside me.

Nothing will i fear as long as you are near,

Please be near me to the end.



Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.



I will not forget your love for me and yet,

My heart forever is wandering.

Jesus be my guide and hold me to your side,

and I will love you to the end.



Nothing will i fear as long as you are near,

Please be near me to the end.



Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

And a light unto my path, you're the light unto my path.