Covered Not Shaken

I don't wake up to the headlines

I wake up to Your voice

Before my feet touch the floor, Lord

You've already gone before

I've watched the storm make its threats

Like it knows me by name

But it can't cross what You've spoken

It can't break what You've sealed

I don't need to raise my fists

I don't need to raise my tone

I just stand where You placed me

And I know Who holds the throne

I'm covered, not shaken

I'm guarded, not afraid

Your Word is my safety

Your Name is my defense

When the world keeps talking

I will not talk back

I'm covered, not shaken

That's just a fact

Some days try to feel heavy

Like peace is far away

But peace is not a feeling

It's the state You put me in

I don't chase perfect conditions

To be sure You are near

I have proof in the quiet

You have kept me for years

I don't need a new sign

I don't need a loud escape

Every step is still ordered

Even when the promise takes time

I'm covered, not shaken

I'm guarded, not afraid

Your word is my safety

Your name is my defense

When the world keeps talking

I will not talk back

I'm covered, not shaken

That's just a fact

You set the boundary

Nothing comes near

What You don't permit

Stops right there

I've seen the pattern

You're consistent

You don't fail

You don't change

I'm covered, not shaken

I'm guarded, not afraid

Your word is my safety

Your name is my defense

When the world keeps talking

I will not talk back

I'm covered, not shaken

That's just a fact

Covered.

Not shaken.

I don't flinch.