Yesterday, we talked about facing our giants. Let’s continue that discussion by continuing to look at how David faced Goliath. He did not run out to battle Goliath haphazardly. He had thought it through. He remembered his battles with lions and bears while protecting his father’s flock of sheep.
David used his experiences of previous battles. He had learned lessons from those previous battles. He applied those lessons by formulating a plan to go against Goliath. Though King Saul had given David his armor and sword, they did not fit, and they hindered David from being able to move fluidly. David discarded them.
Young David knew he needed to be nimble. He needed to be able to move quickly. So, he threw off what would hinder him from doing so. David had used his sling to take on the lion and the bear. His sling was not like we know today but was a long leather cord with a pocket in the middle. David would twirl the sling around a few times to build momentum, then release one side of the leather cord to allow the pocket to open and the stone to be slung toward Goliath.
The most important thing David did was put his faith in God. He knew his experience. He had thought through it. But he still relied on God to guide him and give him the victory. We can take this same approach to defeat our giants. We can learn lessons from previous encounters, whether successful or unsuccessful. We can apply those lessons for the current battle while trusting God to guide us. This is how we work hand-in-hand with God to defeat our giants.
I pray we all learn lessons from our previous battles with giants. I pray we trust God to guide us every day. I pray each one of us overcome our giants by working hand-in-hand with God. Learn lessons from your experiences. Trust God is always with you. Work with God. Defeat your giants.
1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”
Marty Pressey 