Sprinting Toward the Battle
Today I read this passage in 1 Samuel:
“But David said to Saul, ‘. . . . When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. . . .The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine . . .’ " (1 Samuel 17:34-37).
David knew what it was like to battle against what seemed to be overwhelming odds. As a young shepherd, he killed deadly animals with nothing more than a sling shot, his strength -- meager as it was against a lion and bear – and faith in God. And the current battle against what would seem overwhelming odds would be no different.
David remembered his previous victories in the Lord, and that gave him the confidence to sprint toward this latest battle. The nine-foot Philistine warrior would fall before him as did the lion and bear.
Think about your own battles against what seemed at the time overwhelming odds. You were armed only with the equivalent to a sling shot, your strength – meager though it was against your giants – and faith in God.
Remember the victories God won for you in the past. Meditate on them. Ruminate on them. Let them feed your faith. And then sprint in confidence toward your next battle.
Rich
rmaffeo@comcast.net
“But David said to Saul, ‘. . . . When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. . . .The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine . . .’ " (1 Samuel 17:34-37).
David knew what it was like to battle against what seemed to be overwhelming odds. As a young shepherd, he killed deadly animals with nothing more than a sling shot, his strength -- meager as it was against a lion and bear – and faith in God. And the current battle against what would seem overwhelming odds would be no different.
David remembered his previous victories in the Lord, and that gave him the confidence to sprint toward this latest battle. The nine-foot Philistine warrior would fall before him as did the lion and bear.
Think about your own battles against what seemed at the time overwhelming odds. You were armed only with the equivalent to a sling shot, your strength – meager though it was against your giants – and faith in God.
Remember the victories God won for you in the past. Meditate on them. Ruminate on them. Let them feed your faith. And then sprint in confidence toward your next battle.
Rich
rmaffeo@comcast.net
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