Facing your GIANTS!

FACING OUR GIANTS!

Do you have any giants in your life? Maybe you are facing a giant of a decision today! Maybe it is a giant of financial pressure. Maybe a giant of a tough marriage. Problem children. Or maybe just the overall giant of our society and economy. Whatever the giant or giants in our lives may be, I am sure we all have them.

So what do we do about those giants? How can we handle those giants in our lives? In the Old Testament, in I Samuel 17 we find young David facing a real giant. You do remember the story don’t you? Little David verses the giant Goliath. Remember now, Goliath was the champion of the Philistines. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore body armor that weight 125 pounds. Just the end of Goliath's spear weighed 15 lbs. He had fought every warrior in the Philistine army and won. This was one huge, bad dude.

But this story of David facing the giant Goliath gives us some principles of how we can face and fight the giants in our lives. Here are principles from the Bible, God's Word about facing giants in our lives.

First. Read, I Samuel 17:48. It states that as Goliath approach David “quickly ran out to meet him" the giant Goliath. Friends, we will never conquer our fears, sins, problems, the giants in our lives by running away. Those giants will always be there just like Goliath was there everyday taunting, challenging, badgering. The only way that we can overcome and conquer the giants in our lives is to do as little David the shepherd boy did here in I Samuel 17. He quickly ran out and faced his giant. So friends, face the problem. Face your giant. Acknowledge it and address it. Only by facing the giant can we overcome.

Point number two in facing our giants. Notice in I Samuel 17 that little David didn’t give any thought to Goliath’s skill, armor, age, social status, or whether he was a captain or a private in the Philistine army. David didn’t say anything about the weight of the armor or the size of the giant. Here’s what David did focus on…a real hint for us in facing our giants. Listen…

Living God vs 26
Armies of the living God vs 36
The Lord of host, the God of the armies of Israel vs. 45
The Lord will deliver you into my hand…that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel vs 46
And then in verse 47…the Lord does not save by sword and spear for the battle is the Lord’s.

I count 9 references to the God thoughts of little David the shepherd boy as he faced his giant Goliath.
So, here’s point two in facing the giants in your life. Don’t focus on the giants…FOCUS ON GOD. The miracle of overcoming giants is to trust in the Lord…focus on HIM!

So here you go…in facing your giants. 1) Step up and Face the giant 2) Focus on God almighty.

Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Pro 3:6 Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

Face the Giants

FOCUS ON GOD!

I am praying for you and your families.