1Samuel 17:37
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
According to Webster Dictionary:
to face means in or into direct contact or confrontation
my means made or done by me
giant means something unusually large or powerful.
Now if I can put into my own words...to face my giant means to confront the very thing I've given power to in my weakness!!!
Oh my! When I think about all that I've given power to, I cringe...why? Because instead of trusting GOD, I made myself believe that whatever the circumstance was had more power.
Not to point a finger or discourage my readers, but let's just keep it real. We(you & I) have put circumstances before the one who said "I came that you may have life and have life more abundantly"! "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee"! "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: AND NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU"!
Hallelujah!!
Now let's look at the little sheperd boy named David! David, not yet appointed king of Jerusalem, told King Saul that THE LORD(MY DELIVERER) who has delivered me from the paw of the lion(represent being under the rule of this world) and out of the paw of the bear(represent being under strong pressure/temptation) WILL(no doubt about it) deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine(Goliath the giant, the one in whom the Philistines put their trust)! With that being said, King Saul said, "Go, and THE LORD be with thee!"
Where is our "NO DOUBT ABOUT IT" FAITH?
If we(you and I) think of the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear the LORD has delivered us from, why can't we believe that HE will deliver us from the hand of the this Philistine? Let's face the giant(s) in our lives!!
And let's do it without FEAR, DOUBT, CONFUSION, STRESS, DEPRESSION, HEARTACHES, UNFORGIVENESS AND BITTERNESS!!
If you look in the following verses, King Saul gives David armour to wear to defeat this giant, but it weighed him down. David took those things off that weighed him down and picked up five(the number of grace) smooth rocks and pulled a sling from his shepherd's bag!!!! With one of the rocks, David smote the giant and with the sword of the enemy cut his head off!
GLORY!!!
"TAKE OFF OF THOSE WEIGHTS THAT SO EASILY BESET YOU", take up GRACE and face your giant!!! Remember GOD is with thee(you)!!!
We must take that very thing that we have given power and cut it's head off!! No more spiritual premature births!! No more abandon spiritual gifts!! No more spiritual deaths of your destiny or purpose! TOGETHER WE WILL FACE OUR GIANTS!! AMEN!! Our future holds so many blessing..so let's not miss them!
GO FACE THAT GIANT(S)!!
Here's a prayer for you:
Most gracious and eternal FATHER, I believe YOU are a "rewarder of them that diligently seek YOU!" I surrender my will to YOUR WILL. I ask that YOU forgive me for allowing my giant to be more powerful then YOU ARE! This day I face the giant(s) that have me paralyzed to move into my destiny or the next level in YOU!! I NOW know that "GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!!" So FATHER as YOU have so faithfully delivered me before, I have that "no doubt about it faith" that YOU WILL do it again!! My soul says, "Yes LORD!!" It's in JESUS' name that I pray this prayer! AMEN!!
Be blessed!
I shall face my Giants thank you jesus
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my blog. Praising GOD right now that your giant is beheaded.
ReplyDeleteWow, Sis. I praise God for your powerfully insightful illumination of these scriptures, as they so readily speak of my life and walk with God through Jesus Christ. This comes on the heals of the fact that I am in the process of writing a book that literally deals with me, in particular, and others who have giants in their lives, and feel too ashamed or too powerless to fight. Everyone who has ever breathed the breath of life, has had to face a giant or giants in their lives. Christians, especially weak Christians, spend a lot of time trying to cover up the fact that they have issues that they are unable or unwilling to address. We are not willing to be transparent enough to allow others into our space, to help rescue us from ourselves. We would rather stay bound than to risk our reputation being put under the spotlight, thus exposing the things that are operating in the background. It's in the background that our giants do the most damage. We will never rise to our full potential in Christ, until we are willing, and ready or not, to face our giants.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading my blog my brother in CHRIST! In your endeavour, keep it 100! I believe there is nothing freer than letting it all hang out. Lol
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