You should never fear the road you have in front of you.

 

I do not say that with arrogance or overconfidence…..

 

I don’t say it because I have delusions of grandeur…..

 

I do not say it out of a lack of wisdom…..

 

I say it because I know Lord…..

 

And He owns the cattle on a thousand hills.

He has counted every hair on your head.

And He has a plan for those who love Him.

 

Never was this more emphasized than in the book of Samuel.

 

I am sure that David thought that he had been given the garbage job.

That he had been overlooked and disregarded.

That the plan for him meant nothing…..

 

But the reality was just the opposite.

 

David learned to defend sheep from predators and he spent time in worship.

 

Imagine how important those two things were for him as he walked into his destiny.

 

He knew how to defend the weak…..and he knew how to cry out to God.

 

When Samuel showed up to anoint him as king….he knew exactly who God had chosen as soon as he saw him……and to the surprise of David’s ENTIRE family, he was chosen:

1 Samuel 16  7 The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

 

So don’t be afraid to be a humble servant of the Lord that “lays in wait.”  When you are, find Him and have Him put something into you that can not possibly be measured by the outside world…..and then when you need to, release it…..just as David did.

Not too long after this meeting, David stood on a battlefield……….

And he stood on a battlefield with a Giant’s head in his hand.

 

The enemy of your soul can do whatever he wants.  He can speak into your mind and sabotage your plans …. And he can even totally discourage you….and he probably has.

He has discouraged me…..

 

But let me tell you this…..He can’t have YOU.  You belong to God. And you need to stand up and cry out to Him that you are His.  Because when you align with Him, the enemy can’t have anything but a fear of what awaits him.

 

So rise up, child of God…..and rise up with confidence and faith…..

 

Because that mountain or hill or discouragement that stands in front of you can be climbed and conquered……and the test that you go through as you get through it will eventually be something that others need to hear:  A Testimony

 

So if you are in a TEST:

FIGHT.

WORSHIP.

KILL PREDATORS THAT WOULD MESS WITH THE WEAK.

PLAY YOUR INSTRUMENT OF WORSHIP.

STAND ON THE HILL AND LOOK OVER THE VALLEY.

BUT WHATEVER YOU DO–

DON’T LOSE FAITH.  THERE ARE GIANTS IN FRONT OF YOU THAT NEED TO BE BEHEADED,

AND GOD HAS CALLED YOU– YOU –TO DO IT.

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J