Youth Service by Rev, DR. Willy Mutiso

CONQUERING THE GIANTS IN YOUR LIFE

TEXT: 1st SAMUEL 12:35-51

 

Every Christian has one giant or the other facing him/her. The giants must be before confronted, challenged before the Christian can progress in life.

  • Challenges are what makes life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
  • “Giants” are problems, pressures, pains, and persecutions. We will have to face from time to time in our lives.
  • A “giant” is-
  1. Anything that distracts us from our focus on God.
  2. Anything that drains us from our service for God.
  3. Anything that drains us of our driving passion for God.
  • Giants represent anything which is opposed to God. But what are some of the giants people face?
  • There are giants of resentment. There are giants of fear.
  • There are giants of loneliness. There are giants of worry.
  • There are giants of shame and guilt. There are giants of discouragement.
  • There are giants of hopelessness and there are giants of bitterness.
  • There are giants of pride and giants of selfishness.
  • There are giants of doubt and giants of lust.
  • All these and many more giants are opposed to God. Let us learn:-

CONFRONTING YOUR GIANTS.

  • We must courageously confront our giants
  • David saw a giant but he confronted him with great courage. What did David see in Goliath?
  1. His appearance-17:4
  • Goliath was a gigantic man. His appearance was beyond understanding.
  1. His armor-17:5-7.
  • Goliath wanted to appear stronger and unbearable. He accomplished this task because Israel was afraid of him.
  1. His allegiance-17:43.
  • Goliath cursed David in the name of his gods.
  • David used the phrase “uncircumcised.” Meant that he was opposed to all that God stood for.
  • Goliath seemed unstoppable and he presented himself as someone who cannot go down.
  • What kind of challenges and problems do you have that seem unstoppable?
  • For forty (40) days Goliath abused and insulted the people of God, twice everyday-17:16.
  • The size of Goliath, the sound of Goliath, the strength of Goliath was frightening.
  • The people of God were sore afraid of Goliath, the giant of fear and belittlement engulfed them.
  • What giant is intimidating you today?
  • Do you have resentment in your heart towards somebody who wronged you?
  • Are you running away from something that God has called you to do?
  • Is your family facing marital or financial difficulties?
  • Are you having trouble with guilt and shame because of something you did in the past?
  • The giant of poverty and lack of material things can harass a child of God.
  • Your giant can be defeated in Jesus name.

CHALLENGING YOUR GIANTS.

  • We must confidently challenge our giants.
  • Your giant should not be a problem but a challenge to confront in the name of Jesus Christ.
  • David applied two ways of defeating a giant.

He recalled the past victories-17:32-37.

  • David remembered past victories God had given him.
  • God has done so many things for you and me in the past.
  • David had killed a lion and a bear.
  • Little battles in our lives help get us ready for big battles in the future!!

Private victories are preparing us for public victories.

  • We must renew our faith for present victories.
  • David’s confidence was in God, not in clothes, armor or physical strength.
  • David knew it was not by power, nor by might, but by the spirit of God.
  • David’s confidence was in the God who brought him through the past.
  • David knew that God was bigger than Goliath.
  • God, Jehovah is greater than any problem you and I have or will ever face!!

CONQUERING YOUR GIANTS.

  • We must completely conquer our giants.
  • There are two proper motives for wanting to see your giants defeated.
  1. A desire for God’s glory-1st 10:31.
  2. A desire for God’s plan to be fulfilled in your life-Rom. 8:28; 2nd 4:17.

Remember

  • God is greater than your giants-Eph. 3:20.
  • God who worked for you then, will still work now-Malachi 3:6.
  • You don’t need new methods to defeat your giants (prayer, faith, the word are enough-Eph. 6:12-18).
  • Giants are placed in your life to grow you up.
  • Before David would overcome the giant in Goliath, he had to overcome:-
  1. The obstacle of cowardice; the Israel army were cowards including King Saul!!
  2. The obstacle of criticism; David’s brothers criticized him for coming to their camp.
  3. The obstacle of concern: King Saul did not think that David had a chance before Goliath.
  4. The obstacle of champion. David was about to face the greatest challenge of his life.
    • David faced Goliath in the name of the Lord-17:45; Prov. 18:10.

CONCLUSION

  • As you face your “giants” and fight your “giants” and finish your “giants,” people will notice, they will ask “what makes you different?”
  • When David defeated the giant, others were blessed.
  • God is greater than your giants.
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Rev, DR. Willy Mutiso

Rev, Dr. Willy Mutiso is the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Athiriver. He is widely known for his practical and dynamic teaching style which helps people apply the timeless truths of Scripture to their everyday lives.

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