Then he took his staff in his hand, chose
five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag
and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. I Samuel 17:40
I don’t know
about you, but I recently discovered I had a Goliath in my life. No, it wasn’t
a person—it was an obstacle—and it was standing between me and God’s victory.
My enemy was
time, or more accurately, the lack of it.
As you may have
guessed, time wasn’t really the enemy. I discovered time is neutral. Instead
the problem came from how I was using it. I had begun to let other things crowd
out God’s priorities in my life. When that happened, everything spiraled out of
control.
And just like
David I had to tackle the problem head on.
But first I
needed to pick up the weapons God had given me. And just like David chose five
stones, I found five things I needed to re-orient my life.
The very first
stone I picked up was God’s truth. Without that as a basis, I knew I’d never
have victory.
The next was faith.
Without faith in God and His power working through me I’d never be able to
enter the fight, much less win it.
The third stone
was discipline. I had to be willing to put God’s truth into action in the fight
against my Goliath.
The fourth was
prayer. I had to keep the lines of communication open as I fought.
The fifth was
perseverance. I realized I had to follow through and use the weapons God has
given me.
Life-giving words for any Goliath we face. Thank you, Edie.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Edie. I really needed this today. You really hit the nail on the head or should I say the stone hit the target.
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Thanks for the reminder, Edie. I often forget to pick up the weapons I have at my disposal.
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