10/16/2025
We have a problem and we try and we plan and worry and think and mediate on how to solve it. We try everything we know to do and then, FINALLY, we are like, "Well, I've done all I know to do. I guess I'll just have to pray about it." WHAT?!! Why are we like this?
Prayer should be our first response, even in the simplest things in life.
This is one of the reasons it is vital to surround ourselves with a community of God -fearing believers that hear us, encourage us, hold us accountable and are prayer warriors that show up for each other.
Sometimes we need an outside view of our situation that can help put things back in perspective.
1Samuel 17:26-And David spoke to the men that stood by him saying, What shall be done to the man that kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
Until David came on the scene, the name of God had not even been mentioned!
"No one else discussed God; David discussed no one else but God."
David reminded them WHO they served. The maker of the universe was on THEIR side.
"David sees what others don't, and refuses to see what others do."
The others only saw Goliath's size, strength & brutality. They had majored in all things Goliath. David majors in God. He sees Goliath, but he sees God and His unlimited strength and power more.
The Israelite army was completely overcome and defeated with fear as they focused on the giant in front of them. Paralyzed, their progress was at a complete standstill. How often do we allow this in our own life. The giant comes out of nowhere so fast that we literally forget in the moment WHO has our back!
Share not only your victories, but your struggles as well. Let your tribe remind you to pray, remind you WHO you belong to. Straighten each other's crown and walk victoriously!