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FACE YOUR GIANTS AND MOVE
FORWARD IN LIFE
JOYCE MEYER
We all go through hard times in this life and have issues we weaknesses or things you have to live with. They are giants
need to deal with.While it’s not easy to face challenges or coming against you in your walk with Christ. And as a be-
things that have caused pain, it can actually help us if we liever in Jesus, you don’t have to live with any giant—you are
let God use them to do a good work in us. a giant killer!
James 1:12 (AMPC) says, “Blessed (happy, to be envied) is
the man who is patient under trial and stands up under Confront Your Giants
temptation, for when he has stood the test and been ap- In 1 Samuel 17, we read about David, the shepherd boy
proved, he will receive [the victor’s] crown of life which God who conquered Goliath, the Philistine giant who was op-
has promised to those who love Him.” pressing the Israelite army. David’s brothers were soldiers,
and his father sent him to the battlefield to take provisions to
This verse is talking about how going through difficult times them. When he heard about Goliath, David asked, “Who is
and resisting temptation to sin tests and tries us, revealing this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies
our true character. It prepares us to pass our tests so we can of the living God?” (v. 26).
be promoted and move forward in God’s plans for us. It bothered David that these Israelite men of God were
It’s time to stop running from things that are hard, that we’re standing around, letting Goliath intimidate them, so he said,
avoiding or putting off because we just don’t want to con- “I’ll fight him!” But King Saul didn’t think he could defeat the
front them. I’m talking about issues like debt, an addiction, giant.
poor health due to bad habits, unhealthy relationships,
messes caused by bad choices that have led you to live So David told Saul how he had killed the lion and the bear
in self-pity…or anything else that is making you feel guilty, when they came after his sheep. Then he said, “And this
frustrated and weary. uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has
defied the armies of the living God!” (v. 36). You’ve prob-
Maybe you’ve been living with a broken heart—an emo- ably heard the story: he took his slingshot and five smooth
tional wound—that’s been bleeding for way too long. Per- stones, “ran quickly toward the battle line” (v. 48), and killed
haps you have an anger issue, bitterness, or insecurity that Goliath. David used what he had and ran toward the bat-
causes you to be easily offended and hard to get along tle—not away from it. God blessed him and made him a
with.Whatever your “issues” are, they are not just hang-ups, giant killer, and He wants to do the same thing for you!
