Facing Goliath

In our life, everyday is a challenge by itself. Carrying out our responsibility as fathers, sons, daughters, employees, employers, teachers, students and so on challenges us in various ways. Quite often we failed in our battle against those challenges. We failed in overcoming those obstacles. But whether we realize it or not, more often than not, our failure was usually due to our own attitude towards those challenges. Are we well prepared?. Are we using the right tools?

Reflecting on preparedness and tool choices, the battle between David and Goliath gives a very good example. Prior to being called to face the giant, David was a young and brave shepherd. He used to defend his flocks against foxes with only his slingshot. When he came to battle against Goliath, Saul lent him some armor, which was too big and too heavy for David. So instead of taking the armor and sword, David wisely chose his slingshot. The slingshot had served him well in defending his flocks. he really knew how the slingshot works. But the most importantly, he came against Goliath in faith to God.

Quite often we also make choices. When we rely on our own devices, we quickly find that the job overwhelms us. When we rely on armor and sword, we find that the armor and sword are too heavy for us. But when we step out in faith, relying on God's power and grace, even with the least sophisticated tools, there is no end to what we can accomplish. Even with only five loaves and two fishes, we can do beyond our expectation if we walk in faith and totally relying on God's power and grace.