Facing The Giants

From: Daily Disciples Ministries

1 Samuel 17:32-33 "David said to Saul, 'Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.' And Saul said to David, 'You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.'"  

Do you ever feel like you are in the midst of a battle where the odds are stacked against you? Today, we are all in a battle and there is one clear enemy. Make no mistake about this fact: "Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8) Satan will use whatever tactics he can to get to us, to keep us from fighting back or maybe directing us to the wrong battle. He will play tricks on our minds so that we see giants that are not real. Fear and deception are his primary tools.

Fear keeps us from facing the giants. Deception keeps us off balance, off point, and indecisive. So often, the battle takes place in our own minds with giants conjured up in our thoughts, but we must understand that this is not God’s will for us.

Where did David get his courage? He believed in all that he had been taught about God, and he had witnessed God’s faithfulness and protection in his own life. In faith, we face the enemy head on. Victory is ours in Christ.