Face It

1Sa 17:35 I'd go after it, knock it down, and rescue the lamb. If it turned on me, I'd grab it by the throat, wring its neck, and kill it. 36 Lion or bear, it made no difference--I killed it. And I'll do the same to this Philistine pig who is taunting the troops of God-Alive. 37 GOD, who delivered me from the teeth of the lion and the claws of the bear, will deliver me from this Philistine." Saul said, "Go. And GOD help you!"

Facing the problem, is never easy, but it’s also, never impossible.

David, did not consider the size or the weapons of the enemy, all he knew was this; there’s a job to be done and someone needs to take care of it. If nobody else will do it, I will.

David also knew, whatever he had to face, he would never have to face it alone. He knew exactly where his help, his inner strength and his courage would come from. He knew that his hand, wielding the slingshot, would be guided. All he had to do was `face` the problem and let loose. God would take care of the rest.

We, as Christians should never be lulled into a false sense of security, thinking that, because we are Christians, we have `arrived`, in a trouble free world. On the contrary, Jesus actually warns us :

Joh 16:33 I have spoken these things to you so that you might have peace in Me. In the
world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.

We will have tribulation. The Greek word for this `tribulation` is : thlip'-sis and means : pressure (literally or figuratively): - afflicted, (-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.

But, Jesus also encourages us to `be of good cheer`: thar-seh'-o ; to have courage: - be of good cheer (comfort).

With our faith and our trust in Him, we can survive. We do not have to overcome in our own strength. He has done it all. We walk not in our own victory, we boast in His victory.

Sometimes, the troubles we face as the result of our own actions, a stupid mistake or a wrong decision made at the time.

Yet again, God’s mercy endure forever. The Word tells me that where sin abounds, Grace abounds even more.

We do not face giants on our own, we do not face them in our own strength and power, we do not face them alone, we do not face them because we are so smart and strong, we face them because we have been made righteous through Him, our savior, he is after all, The great I AM