What Goliaths are you facing? Fear of the dark? Being home alone? The bully at school? If you trust in God, you can defeat your fears. With God as your protector, you don’t have to fear anything.
Because David had trusted God when he protected the sheep, he prepared himself for the fight with Goliath. David told King Saul that the Lord had saved him from a bear and a lion. God always prepares us for big battles by allowing us to fight small ones first. If David had not seen the Lord save him from a bear and a lion, do you think he would have been ready to fight Goliath? I doubt it.
This world in which we live has many bullies like Goliath. They don’t care about people or God. They are selfish and proud. Bullies will make fun of you if you believe in God. These people want power, and they will do anything to get it.
Like all the men in the Israelite army, most people are scared of powerful, mean people. Even King Saul was afraid of Goliath. If you think you’re going to get help from scared people to fight a bully, forget about it. None of the soldiers helped. Even David’s oldest brother tried to discourage him. He said to David: “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here. You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle” (1 Samuel 17:28).
Have you ever had someone question your motivation? Sounds like big brother had a problem. David’s brother and the whole army were scared of Goliath. David refused to be scared because he believed the Lord could defeat the giant. David threw the rock with his sling, but the Lord gave him the victory.
To fight the Lord’s battles, you must know that God is with you. God has given you weapons like the shield of faith to protect you from people who say you’re proud when you are humble. If David had believed the lie his brother said about him being proud, do you think he would have defeated Goliath? Read Ephesians 6:10-18 and learn how to put on God’s armor. Get ready for battle!