Category: Identity

  • Bring the right weapons to the battle

    David’s success in defeating Goliath with a sling and stones shows us the vital importance of bringing the right weapon to the battle. David knew his anointing and his ability. He rejected Saul’s weapons and chose the weapon he was skilled in using, recognizing the unique advantages—surprise and long-range accuracy—this weapon presented in this battle against the “unbeatable giant.” Because of this, David was able to succeed where everyone else would have failed. He was uniquely gifted to defeat his giant, and so are we. 

    To utilize our unique advantage like David did, we need to make sure we are using the right weapon for the battle. The way we choose to engage our giants is just as important as whether or not we choose to engage our giants. The wrong weapon may bring harm to us or those around us. It may be a hindrance when it is meant to be a help. Bring the right weapons. (more…)

  • Play to your strengths, gifts, and anointing

    In your walk with God and particularly as you engage the giants in your life you must be the person God called you and made you to be. However, learning to be ourselves can be intimidating. There may be times when we have to do things differently than what is considered normal. David in the battle with Goliath was denying traditional wisdom by going to fight a battle-hardened soldier in a simple tunic. Indeed, God likes to work with the original and the unconventional because He is original and unconventional. (more…)

  • Walk your walk – God will ‘fit you out’ for the battle

    King Saul, after listening to David’s stories of his previous victories over the lion and the bear, agreed to allow David to fight Goliath. We don’t know for sure whether he was fully convinced that David was the man for the job but David was his only volunteer. Regardless, we know Saul believed David—the shepherd boy dressed in a simple tunic and armed with only a sling—needed some help. He was not outfitted like a true warrior. According to earthly wisdom, someone who was going to face a warrior as fearsome and skilled as Goliath should be equipped with the best weapons and armor available. Saul was an experienced warrior, and he was applying that experience to the current situation. He knew David needed better armor and weapons, so he dressed him in his. (more…)

  • Immersed in Love

    God’s deepest desire for us is that we would be rooted and grounded in love, that we would know the height and depth and width and breadth of the love of Christ, which surpasses understanding. 

    The Bible says God is love, so we can never be comfortable with God if we don’t also get comfortable with love.

    If we are rooted and grounded in love and experience every dimension of God’s love, then we are filled with God’s fullness. That’s where our intimacy with Him thrives. When you’re living from fullness, you’re no longer living from measure. Your supply is beyond sufficient; it’s abundant. (more…)