GIANT KILLER #4 (Confidence)
Giant Killer (4)
‘The Lord who rescued me…will rescue me.’ 1 Samuel 17:37
Giant-killers build on past successes. David told King Saul, ‘The Lord who rescued me from the…lion and the bear will rescue me from [the giant]’ (1 Samuel 17:37). A series of successes builds our momentum and allows us to find the mix of ‘God-confidence’ and ‘self-confidence’ necessary to make us unstoppable. 2 Samuel 3:1 says, ‘Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker’. David understood that every time we overcome something, our confidence in God and ourselves grows. We should be replaying our past victories and trusting the God who did it before to do it again. He hasn’t let us down yet, and he won’t let us down now.
Giant-killers acknowledge that they are individuals. David couldn’t wear Saul’s armour – and we can’t operate using someone else’s gifting. David conquered Goliath with a slingshot. Moses parted the Red Sea with a shepherd’s staff. For Simon Peter, power over sickness was released through his shadow, and many times, Jesus simply ‘spoke the word’. We are uniquely equipped with our own weapons, armour and style.
This combination of building on past successes and creating our own style equips us with confidence and creativity: two of a giant-killer’s secret weapons.
Think back to a time when you saw God come through for you. Write it down, and go back to it every time you’re struggling to face your giants.
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