What is your Goliath?

Up late, can't sleep, the house is quiet, and I have finally have time to think and write about something that has been going thru my mind. I hope that this will be an encouragment to someone.

What is your Goliath? How tall is your God? Giants. We must face them, yet, we need not face them alone.

Goliaths still roam in our world. You know your Goliath. You recognize his walk, the thunder of his voice. He taunts you 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. These super-sized challenges swagger and strut into our lives, pilfering our sleep, embezzling our peace and robbing us of our joy. While these giants try to dominate our lives, we know what we must do. We've learned what David learned, and we must do what David did. We have to be focused on God, pick up five stones, make decisions, and take a swing. The life of David digs deeply into the defeats he suffered, and the victories he won, as he faced the giants in his life. When David focused on God, giants tumbled; when David focused on giants... he stumbled.

All of us come in contact with and face "giants" in our lives. People who reach "higher" have defeated "giants." "Giants" are often tools in God's hand to fashion and prepare us for "bigger things." Most problems or obstacles we face do not stand alone. The "problems" represent more than what we see at the moment. When we defeat the "giant(s)", things begin to happen.

Comfort zones are no protection against "giants," neither is running from the giant. You must run toward the giant and overcome it, or you will find yourself running into a life of make-believe success and significance. You will find that your success and significance are nothing more than tattered, worn-out "tents." (I Sam. 17:20-21) Don't cower in timidity from the mocking voices of your Goliaths--run at them. The formula for defeat is to declare His name--Jesus! The mention of His name causes the forces of hell to tremble.