Who is your Goliath and where does he live? If you listen carefully you can recognize his walk... the thunder of his voice...the taunting with bills you can't pay...people you can't please...habits you can't break...failures you can't forget...and a future you can't face. But how do we fight his approach, his attack, and his ability to disrupt our lives. We all face personal giants at one time or another in our lives; giants that seem overwhelming, invincible, and unmoving.
A few words of caution...we need to have a spiritual balance between acting like a Goliath in the eyes of others...able to overcome every situation...to having an underdog mind-set that fights against everything that seems to be outside of God's will for our life.
Giants come in many different Sizes and Shapes...
- Sometimes the giants are people - there are people who are obstacles which we seem to be able to make no progress whatsoever. They stand in our way and we don't know what we are going to do to deal with them. Who is it in your life, who seems to dog your every step? You can't get rid of them; they are there, right in front of your every turn. Just like the armies of Israel, such people can paralyze us!
- Sometimes the giants are situations - think about situations that arise in our lives that rise up like mountains; seemingly impossible to deal with; so enormous, so huge, that we don't know what way we're going to turn.
- Sometimes the giants come from within - fear about a situation can stop you dead in your tracks faster then a physical person or situation. Fear of the unknown, God's will, or the uncertainty of a decision.
Each of us must face our giants...maybe the following will help! (1 Samuel 17:1-11, 41-50)
- List out all your personal giants you are presently facing.
- Look to God for the answer your concerns? (Psalm 19:14)
- Believe that "God is a God of the impossible." (Ephesians 3:20) (Luke 1:37) (Mark 9:27)
- Be open - surrender to the outcome; praise God no matter what happens. (2 Corinthians 12:9) (Philippians 4:12-13)
I pray you will be able to overcome your giant...I pray that I will too! We don't have the strength to do is on our own...it takes He who is greater than all of us.
