Giant slayer – my superpower 🦾🦸🏻‍♀️

For the past few days, I wake up with the sound of a giant shouting in defiance against my life, my children, my circumstances, my finances, my spiritual life – anything that added peace and joy to my life.

What is my war plan to destroy this giant? Am I going to hide in a corner, wallow in my sorrow and fear or am I willing to fight? Am I equipped with spiritual weapons to fight this giant? Question is – whether I will have the courage to load stones into my sling when the giant stands tall. Will I trust the Lord to come through for me? I decided to attack the giant. He came into my territory. He crossed the line. He is taunting me; and if I tolerate the giant, he will take over my territory and he will come right up to my doorstep. I decided I will not run away from him, nor am I willing to negotiate. Whatever your giant is, stop rationalizing it, stop excusing it. Bottom line is that the devil sets us up to get us upset because he knows that as soon as we get upset and emotional, we stop hearing from God and our focus shifts. All we then hear is our own frustrations and thoughts and we become aggravated at everybody else.

When David faced Goliath, he ran to the battlefield, trusting God and confessing out loud what was going to happen to the giant.

- He ignored criticism (1Samuel 17: 32-33) – Saul tells David ‘you are not able’ ‘you are only a young man’ ‘he is a warrior’

- He remembered his past victories (1Samuel 17:37) – David tells Saul – ‘The Lord rescued me from a lion and a bear’

- He glorified God (1Samuel 17:46-47) – David proclaims to the giant – ‘The Lord will deliver you into my hands’ ‘All will know the battle is the Lord’s’

                   David took 5 stones. He prepared with not just one game on his slingshot, but several. I learn to fight the giant with not just one game, I have several in my shepherd’s pouch. My fight on my knees, my fasting, an army of prayer warriors, my loving and giving – yes! I have several stones in my pouch and I will use all of them if need be - until I see the giant fall and then I will destroy him with his own sword.

God is good enough, big enough and strong enough to give me victory over the giant. As I pick up my stones, load them into my sling shot and steady my aim, I stand in fight – not to expect a certain outcome, but to release control of expecting a certain outcome. I fight to receive peace in this situation, no matter what God’s will be. Forgive my unbelief God! I pray that you hear my worship louder than my unbelief. May I release a sound of worship that would let every giant know that I am not walking around the wall aimlessly, but I am walking around with the intention of victory that you spoke over me in my mother’s womb. I stand in victory and I slay the giant!