God is our shield, and gives us every good reward when we trust in Him, and do as He instructs us, but are we faithful to God’s commandments in the process? Do we serve His will to receive what we are asking of Him, the reward of our having been faithful, or simply out of love and obedience? What is it that we ask God to help us with, or shield us from, but more than all else... what do we ask of Him once we have been faithful, and He wishes to bless us?