I’ve been there. I know how it feels when my circumstances are looming over me like a hulking, colossal GIANT who is fierce, beyond my capability and he is throwing every negative word of doubt and unbelief imaginable my way. He is taunting, harassing, smack talking and my faith is challenged like crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe that sounds like some things you’re going through right now. If so, let\u2019s think about the epic story of David and Goliath. Slide David\u2019s name in with that list of circumstances. He faced that taunting, harassing, and smack-talking giant, Goliath. Goliath had no idea who he was messing with. David \u201ccut his teeth\u201d on the bones of a lion and a bear AFTER he slayed both when they were trying to get to David\u2019s sheep. He had experienced the hand of God, the heart of God and the protection of God when he cared for those sheep. Imagine the hours of getting to know God intimately out in those fields under the starlit nights and the scorching heat of the days \u2013 just he and his sheep. Those were hard-core preparation times for what was ahead in his future. Hard core \u2013 not in the sense of hard physical labor, but God was planting Himself — His ways, His thoughts, His actions, His character and His wisdom into David during those times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, take David out of his comfort zone and we see what a stalwart, courageous, \u201cgiant\u201d he had become. That taunting, harassing and smack-talking, all braun and no-brain giant had no idea what was about to hit him when he encountered David. We read in I Samuel 17:37,46 about young David’s attitude toward the giant: “Who is this Philistine that he should defy the Lord my God?” “This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down\u2026.” David didn’t allow Goliath’s size, or words, get in the way of what he knew his God could do through him. He took on Goliath with just his sling and a stone and the giant was destroyed. The giant, and everyone else, were saying \u201cHe\u2019s too big to hit\u201d, but David was saying \u201cHe’s too big to miss!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That story, and David’s words, speak loud and clear to me, and I hope to you, too! “What is this giant that could defy the words of my God?” What are your circumstances that are looming over you today? Take what God has placed in you \u2013 His Word, His courage, His tenacity, His strength, His power and shake off any words of defeat and loss and replace them once again with the words of the maker of heaven and earth and the maker and healer of our bodies and our circumstances — God’s Word that says in Luke 1:37 “For nothing shall be impossible with God.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe you\u2019re a little \u201cshort\u201d on God\u2019s wisdom and strength today. Then, go to the G-Y-M (God is YOUR muscle) and muscle up with the Word of God. Muscle up on scriptures like: \u201cI can do all things through Christ Who gives me strength.\u201d (Philippians 4:13) \u201cI am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus.\u201d (Romans 8:37) \u201cThe LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Philippians 13:6) Now, let’s get fired up with God\u2019s words of faith as our sling and with Jesus as our Rock, and we can shout to that giant “We will. We will ROCK you!” We face our giants TODAY with NO FEAR!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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