vulnerable

1. capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
2. open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc

Feeling vulnerable, in both senses, and calling my spirit to rest in Jesus' strength and sympathy, not in my own ability to overcome all obstacles. There is only one shield, which is the Lord's salvation, but maybe the puny walls of my fort have been sacked, like the forts of leaves that we built as kids. Leaves don't stand up to any kind of force, but once you've arranged them just so, it's cozy inside. And with some mud and then snow, and some sticks, leaf forts aren't so frail anymore, until you give them a good kick. And the snow melts, and the mud dries and crumbles, the sticks fall over, and the leaves disintegrate into the wind.

But the Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God and my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I AM saved from my enemies.