Author Darlene J Conard

… “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”

Zechariah 4:6   KJV

 “Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 17:1-2 KJV

Ten-foot Goliath, suited up in a massive amount of bronze, stood on the mountain waiting for Israel to accept his challenge to fight. This daily occurrence would be frustrating. Israel remained hidden from the titled champion.

As I sit here, I’m trying to visualize this ten-foot monstrous being approaching me. It isn’t easy to fathom until taking it to a spiritual level. We deal with giants all through our lives.

I had many horrifying experiences as a child when the lights went off. The approach of nightfall terrified me until the age of twenty-six. My middle sister slept beside me due to the severity of my panic attacks. Without her by my side, I would stay up all night. Even in the day, I didn’t go anywhere without her.

Tormenting fear ceased when I began praying through the night. Calling on the name of Jesus is what I continuously did: I reminded satan that who I belonged to, and the blood of Christ applied to my life. My dependency on a bright nightlight faded as I experienced a hunger to seek God’s presence. Trauma was replaced with God’s predominance and serenity.

Job knew by saying, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” (3:25). Since fearing is critical fear, person, place, or thing. In the beginning, Job said that something came upon him that terrified him, and then he said, “I was afraid.” He opened himself up, and then it consumed him.

Giants are related to something that controls us spiritually.

David, the youngest of Jesse’s seven sons, had responsibilities that differed from those of his brothers. He cared for the sheep. His brothers fought in Saul’s army. One day, it became out of the ordinary for David. His father sent him to deliver food to his brothers and the military. David referred to them as the armies of the living God. Israel forgot those to whom they belonged. Living God is a straightforward announcement that He isn’t a lifeless figure. Israel displayed its army to an impressive extent.

And he said, “Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” (2 Chronicles 20:15-18) KJV

We all face a giant of some sort, but the David must arise within us. We have something great than carnival weapons if we have the blood of Jesus applied to our lives.

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