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The Source of True Courage

1 Samuel 17:32-37

32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.


 David did not walk onto the battlefield with greater physical strength than those who stood trembling before Goliath. He walked onto that battlefield with a greater resource. Every soldier in Israel saw the same giant. Every soldier heard the same threats. But only David remembered who had carried him through the wilderness when the lion and the bear came. Fear is not always a character flaw. Sometimes it is simply the result of forgetting what God has already done. Today, before you measure the size of what stands against you, take a moment to remember every giant God has already brought you through.

 What giant in your life are you measuring with your own strength rather than with the faithfulness of God? Do not allow a loud giant you might be facing this week keep you away from you KNOWING that the Lord can and that He is with you and He has you!

You are loved and you are prayed for this day! Trent