Read Psalm 91.
And now the Word of Truth is represented as addressing you with an authoritative assurance that your prayer will be answered, that is some way or other – not necessarily in the way that you expect – you will be rescued from your difficulty.
Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wing shalt thou trust: His Truth shall be thy shield and buckler. You are to have no apprehension, for your protection is now assured in one of those illustrations from everyday life, in which the Bible abounds. The mother hen, at the slightest threat of danger, gathers the little chicks under her wings, covering them “with her feathers”; thus does God shield you from all danger once you have elected to trust Him. His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. It is the knowledge of the Truth about God and man that makes the demonstration.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. The arrow that flieth by day and the destruction that wasteth at noon refer to any difficulty of which you are consciously aware. It is, so to say, a daytime problem. The terror by night and the pestilence that walketh in darkness, on the contrary, imply something that, unknown to you, is working in your subconscious mind. Modern psychology has shown that most of our difficulties have their roots in the depth of the subconscious. These are indeed terrors of the mental night and pestilences of the darkness.
When we truly come to understand and believe the truth that our deliverance is ASSURED when we trust in God, then we are freed from the fear, anxiety and danger that threaten us. If we are being fearful, apprehensive and doubtful, then we are not trusting in God’s promise.
This is not easy and it does not mean that we are free to ignore problems or act recklessly believing God will deliver us. It does mean that we are to know that God is in control, is protecting us and will bring all things for our best good if we obey him. Even if that which God brings is not what we wanted or prayed for, we must still look for our best good in it and know that God has sent it for some good purpose.
When we live, think, speak and act in this reality; we can live in the Eden God created for each of us in peace, hope and safety.
Under the wings,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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