Have you ever seen a giant up close? Do you experience giants in your life? Do they seem to be overwhelming? Is there a giant taunting you now? Are you battling a giant now? Have you battled giants in the past? How have your battles turned out?
We all face giants at times during our lives. They often involve other people. Sometimes those other people are merely spectators. At other times they are the giants we are facing. Often our giants are giants because of the situation we find ourselves in.
Goliath was a massive man. He stood roughly nine feet tall. This at a time when the average height of a man was less than five feet. So, Goliath appeared to be even taller to them than he would to us today. He was extremely strong when compared to the average man of the time. That made him a man to be feared. It is no wonder the Israelite army was trembling in his presence.
Our giants may not be a person that stands nine feet tall. Yet, they are no less giants. They are a huge obstacle that stands in our way. We have a choice to make. We run away or decide to overcome them. If we decide to overcome, we need to be like David. We need to trust in God to help us overcome them. We cannot do it on our own. But God can ensure we are successful at overcoming the giants we face.
I pray we all face the giants we encounter in life. I pray we trust God to be with us as we face our giants. I pray each one of us ask God to be with us so we can overcome the giants in our life. Trust God. Ask him to be with you. Know that he is. Overcome your giants with God’s help.
1 Samuel 17:4 And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Marty Pressey 