by Dan Daase, New Life Assembly
Probably most of us have read, or heard about, the Bible story of David and Goliath, where a young man, probably a teenager, went out against a battle hardened soldier who stood around nine feet tall.
Are giants real? Absolutely! No, I don’t mean in the sense of 9 foot tall individuals. But, every day people, face all kinds of “giants.”
This giant may be a marriage crisis or break-up, financial hardships, health crisis or some kind of debilitating illness, to name just a few. I personally have talked to many people about some of these giants.
They are at wits end. They don’t know where to turn, or what to do. So they come to me or another pastor, and say: “Can I just talk to you? I just don’t know what to do any more!” We sit down, and talk, and often pray with this individual, and ask for God’s help in their situation.
The question is, will we let God intervene to help us face these giants? David acknowledged that fighting this giant was impossible in his own strength.
King Saul said to David: “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”
David answered King Saul by explaining how he, as a shepherd, protected his flock. If a lion or a bear, attacked his flock, he would go out, and kill it. David goes on to say: “The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
David was saying, the Lord God will help me defeat this giant. He did, and there was a great victory that day.
When we face some of our battles, it is just like young David standing before this fierce, battle hardened, nine foot tall warrior. No way could he win that battle! But David knew that his help came from the Lord.
We can’t defeat most of the giants that we face, in our own lives. We can do so, when we ask God for help, and when we trust God to work it out, His way!
This is where too many of us lose it, we ask God for help, but then don’t allow Him to help. Or we think, “That’s not how this is supposed to work!” And we walk away from God, because it did not look like the solution, that we thought we should receive.
Here is the key thought: sometimes God allows things to happen in our lives to help us mature, to grow stronger, so that our faith and trust in God will grow. When we ask God to face the giant, He WILL help! He promised us his help. But allow God to teach you, to lead you. Trust God! He will help you through this situation, but it will happen in His way, not yours!
When you face the giant in your life, don’t go out alone, you will be defeated. Go in the strength and the might of God with you. God will help you! Trust God your Father who always wants the best for you.