Goliath came at King Saul and the armies of Israel so hard that he paralyzed them with fear and panic. Then into this wild scene walks a shepherd boy named David, who didn’t tremble or run from the taunts of this giant. David saw the giant he was facing through the eyes of God, which changed his perspective. We can learn from this confrontation that David did not weigh the risk of failure because his faith was resting totally in the living God. In God, there is no real failure when we act.

Court, intimidation, financial problems, and tragedy after tragedy were some of the training grounds the Lord used to teach me to confront my fears head on. I began to understand that the giants I faced on this journey did their best to intimidate me, but I would learn that these were merely tactics of the enemy designed to keep me in fear. These lessons on the battlefield of life are sharpening my faith and building my trust in the Lord no matter what circumstances come my way. I read in a study of Matthew 6:34 that fear robs us of our today, our tomorrow and gives victory to our past.

One of the greatest tests that we will face along this journey of life is can we trust in God’s goodness even though life does not make sense at times? This involves a change in perspective where we must learn to trust in God who is good and not always the goodness of life!

Does my faithfulness to my convictions really do any good at all?

As I dive deeper into His word, the more I see that God is still concerned with every situation that I face even though He doesn’t intervene immediately. God will have the final say and the day is coming when He will settle all accounts. In a broad scope of time, God executes His justice, and we have His promise to this very fact in His word. We must overcome our desire to give up and not lose hope.

I’m learning that it’s so much easier to run into the headwinds of life when I ask God to run the race with me than going it alone. As my perspective started changing, it happens…I look down at the water’s surface and begin to see the faint reflection of my Heavenly Father. What is really happening here? God is telling me that I have what it takes and that I am adored. This is played out in a snippet from the movie, The Matrix…check it out.

Trinity: What is he doing?!
Morpheus: He’s beginning to believe…

Now I can say to my heavenly Father, “Dad, when I’m running with You, it feels like I’m not handicapped.”