Roof shingles serve two purposes, the main one being to protect the roof from the weather. Rain, hail, and snow can do a lot of damage. Shingles are the shield against the elements. The other purpose is to make the shed look good. I chose asphalt shingles for my shed because they are tough, economical, and look pretty good as well. If you ask at your local building supply store for bundles that are broken open you may get them at half-price (I did). The shingles are fine; it's just the plastic wrap that is broken. The shingles go on the roof in layers overlapping one another. They are fastened to the roof with roofing nails.
In every life, some rain must fall. Often some hail, and snow as well. This is true of the Christian life as it is of any life. The Bible says that God "causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous" (Matthew 5:45). We are not going to be exempt from bad things happening to us just because we are Christians. But we can have the assurance that these things will not ruin us. Like the shingles on a shed, God is above us protecting us from spiritual harm and guaranteeing our eternal salvation.
2 Corinthians 4:8,9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
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