One of the most amazing stories in the inerrant Word of God is found in I Samuel 17, the story of David and Goliath.   Now Goliath was a literal giant and we know from elsewhere in scripture he was not the only one.  But through faith in an awesome God David was able to defeat Goliath and change the course of Israel’s history.  But as I studied through that chapter it hit me that to the soldiers that were present with David that giant seemed impossible to defeat, just like the giants in our lives.  It is my firm belief that God wrote this chapter not to just tell a great story of how a little shepherd boy through faith was able to defeat a giant.  But that God wrote it to give us the tools for us to deal with the giants in our life.

Just as David had to conquer a literal giant in his life so you have to conquer giants in your life as well.  Now your giants will probably not be physical but instead physiological or emotional but yours will be just as big and every bit as overwhelming as the giant that David and the Israelites faced.   How many of you are facing problems that are so gigantic that they overwhelm you?  Let me try to guess on your giant.  Maybe your giant is that you are addicted to the approval of others.  If anyone offers the slightest criticism you are devastated.  And if you are not constantly getting the pats on the back you feel discouraged and rejected.  Your giant is addiction and you are addicted to the approval of others.  Or maybe your giant is grief.  You lost the job of your life, the love of your life, a parent or child, your youth, or even your health.  You lost it and it or they are gone and you just can’t seem to get it behind you.  So the giant of depression and discouragement is there to great you when you get up in the morning and it tucks you in bed at night.  Maybe your giant is fear.  You are afraid of everything.  You are afraid of people, circumstances, the world in which you live.  You’re afraid you are going to lose your health or your income and you won’t have enough to live on.  You are afraid something is going to happen to your kids.  You are afraid because of the choices they are making.    And the list is endless.  Your giant is fear and you live in that giants shadow day and night.

My point is that anything can be a giant in your life.  One person’s giant is another person’s midget but it is very real to you.  I am here to tell you that the God who helped David defeat the giant of his day is the same God that lives today and whom we serve.  And the principles that guided David are just as true in our day and are just as available to you as to David.  I encourage you to listen to the series on Giants, and see how it changes your life.

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