Mom Heart Moments #162

David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.”

YIKES —HOW OFTEN HAVE I SEEN God’s faithfulness and then looked at the next giant with fear and disbelief, as though God had never worked in my life! Sometimes I just get tired of giants and want things to go easily for a while. Am I grumbling against Him when the giants come, or resting and waiting patiently for His solutions?

David shows me how I am supposed to face my giants. Though they mock the reality of God in my life, I must face them in the name of the Lord of hosts. I am learning that God is stronger than all of my giants. It is a waste of time to live by fear, because when I give my giants into His hands, I can find rest for my soul.

But where does this battle take place? In my heart. It happens when I am alone in my bedroom pondering my issues, feeling the darkness, yet knowing God sees me and all I am facing. He knows when I choose to say, “I will believe. Even though I don’t feel faith, I will choose today to praise You, to put one foot in front of the other, to be grateful, by faith, for Your presence, for this child, this circumstance.”

Old giants will be defeated. New ones will come. But, this life, these giants, are the only opportunity I have to live a story of faith and show God’s glory. This is how I will model faith in my home, so that my children can learn how to face their giants.

Today, I will look my giants in the face and see God’s shadow towering over them, the Lord of hosts fighting for me.

What are your giants? How are you facing them?