Left behind to tend to his herd of sheep, David felt a little out of place. Why couldn't he see what was going on? What was his father trying to protect him from? Why did his brothers think this battlefield was no place for him. David was comfortable in his own skin. He felt very capable of fighting. After all, he had killed a bear with a little sling shot when the bear tried to kill his sheep. He had even killed a hungry lion. Yet, the men of his family found him a little less than able to stand beside them. He wasn't quite good enough. He wasn't good enough in their eyes.
Back to the camp at the edge of the battlefield, David walked among the other soldiers, calling out to one then the other and finally finding where his brothers were camped at. He took them food and messages from him, to comfort them. In return, they told him to scat! Get back home. He had no business there!
David was a curious guy. He wanted to know more. So he kept on asking why no one was brave enough to face a giant in order to win their homeland, their country back. In the end, he argued the point until he found himself in the king's private chambers, assuring the king he could and would do the job.
Out of concern for his life, maybe even fear for the country's destiny, the king placed his own armor on David. Because of his petite stature, the armor weighed David down to the point, he couldn't move freely. David took off the armor and told the king of his victories with his little slingshot. "It only takes one, precise, deliberate shot to do the job. And I've got what it takes."
That day, a ruddy little shephard boy, no one had ever heard of saved the country with his focus, committment, skill, deliberate determination and faith. It changed the course of history.
I have a giant in my life. I am one, only one. I am built with a small frame. But I have a deliberate focus to take out the giant in my life. The giant is fear of the unknown, fear of the jump, fear of what will be when all is said and done. I have been scared that I would sacrifice my future, my career, my family's hearts and feelings, even my reputation.
Today, I do not need the armor of someone who has earned medals, degrees, etc. I have taken out dragons of my past. I have stood up to a multitude of mockers and an angry church and kept my family safe in the past.
All I need is my voice. I know how to use that. I have learned the skill of speaking up and speaking out. I may be petite and I AM comfortable in my own skin. I am focused, precise, using deliberate determination with one statement of fact to wipe the giant out of my life. I will get beyond this lesson of fear. Today, I am reclaiming what is mine. Today, I will change history in my own life.
What about you? Do you have giants to face? Have you ever been here before? What are your thoughts?
7 comments:
yep got my own giants for sure...but i can sling stones with the best...i have also realised i dont have to face my giants alone...
Giants inhabit my world, too. But I'm no good with a slingshot.
That said, I have a way of trying to convince the giants to leave. Perhaps they will, this time.
In the meantime, good for you!
I thought you'd gone quiet....
honey we all have our giants....some slay them, some defeat them, some talk them down....some ignore them, or think they can...they're always there. and when you get rid of one? Another one arises....:)
I'm with Brian. Giants everywhere. Plenty of stones. Support I don't always use but know it's there. And a power greater than I to help me through.
Stay strong, we all have our giants, all it takes is some belief in yourself and you can overcome your giants. Everyone will have their day where they want to lay in bed & cry. Take your day, then get up and tell yourself, I am strong & can do anything. I have fought some big giants in my life, I just kept telling myself "I am not going to let nothing or anyone bring me down." When you feel down and overwelmed, pray for strength and clear your mind and a way to overcome your giants will come to you. You just have to have faith in yourself and faith in God. Hugs!
Yes, I do have them, too, but I think one comforting truth is that we'll never be given more than we can bear. Maybe you can see it as a good thing? God knows you are one tough cookie, lol :)
Life is full of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. There is no way to avoid having to deal with things that involve life-changing decisions and actions. It is precisely those decisions and actions that make us who we are.
And life can also be defined by actual insurmountable obstacles -- like when your homeland is invaded and bombed and all you once knew is blown-apart and destroyed.
There is no certainty of what life will throw our direction. We define ourselves, create the future and redefine the past by our actions and decisions in the present. Though small of stature, with intent, focus and concentration much can be overcome, modified and redefined. We only know the past through the filters of our interpretations. So change the context through your actions and you are 'Changing History'.
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