I’m all shook up.

Our Dachshund, Sadie, visits the veterinarian for yearly shots and a physical. But as soon as we pull into the parking lot, all sixteen pounds of her start shaking.

Often, Sadie tries to make a beeline for the exit. And she stays all shook up until we arrive home.

Decades ago, a song by Elvis conveyed a time when he was all shook up. By what? you may wonder.

A closer look at the lyrics and the mystery is solved. Falling in love shook up Elvis Presley. Needless to say, his famous words relayed a kind of shook up we view in a good and positive light.

All Shook Up

On the down-side, life gives us plenty of not-so-good reasons for when we are all shook up. I’ve experienced each one of these on my list below. Perhaps you relate to a few or all.

• We lose a job.
• Our dear loved one passes away.
• Our child turns wayward and it turns our world upside down.
• We receive a troubling medical diagnosis for ourselves or a family member.
• Broken relationships or a hurting marriage rob our inner joy and peace.
• Because of unmet dreams, we sob into our pillow at bedtime.
• An injury inflicted upon our soul seems to never go away.

Each of these and others leave us shaking in our boots or whatever our choice of footwear.

2-step Plan for When We’re All Shook Up

In twenty short words, God’s Word shows us how to overcome in the shaken-up department. And it’s not by combing through lyrics to a love song. But this Scripture offers a two-fold plan to keep us stable and grounded with a steady heart.

“I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8, ESV)

With a closer look at the words of David, inspired by God, the mystery is solved. Here’s how to transform from our all-shook-up mentality to God’s I-will-not-be-shaken mindset.

What or Who is Set Before Me?

(1.) Set the Lord always before me. Not sometimes. Not when we feel like it. And not if we have time. Always.

The book of Hebrews assures we have received “a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” (Hebrews 12:28, ESV)

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This is how we set the Lord before us: We come into His presence daily and often to offer “acceptable worship.”

God is set before us and not the world. Our focus is on Him. Yet, don’t miss this. We choose not to let our circumstances squeeze out God’s presence, awe and wonder in our hearts and lives.

The choice is ours whether God is before us or on the sidelines of our life. And it’s our choice whether we have a steady heart or if we are all shook up.

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What or Who is at My Right Hand?

(2.) Make sure the Lord stays at my right hand. Keeping the Lord at our right hand is the “because” factor we find in our focal verse.

It reminds me of the vast Scriptures speaking of God’s right hand as mighty and righteous and saving (a wonderful word study).

Just like the adage, He was my right hand man! means someone who helps and supports us the most (Cambridge dictionary online). David makes it clear in Psalm 16. God is his right-hand God.

And God is our right-hand God.

The Lord gives us the most help. Because the Lord is at our right hand, we will not be shaken.

When Life Has Me All Shook Up

For present and future times when life threatens to shake me up:

I set the Lord before me.

I keep God at my right hand.

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