Trusting God to Conquer the Giants

A wise person once told me, "Remember, when people forget where they have come from, they won't see where God is taking them."

The Israelites are a perfect example. God took them out of Egypt. He rescued them from slavery. Throughout their journey, to the Promise Land, the Israelites constantly complained and grumbled about their situation...wanting to go back to Egypt. I was shocked when I learned that once God brought them to the very outskirts of the promise land, the Israelites were still too frightened to go in. Moses spoke to the Israelites:

"You were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You grumbled in your tents and said, "The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites (i.e. the people who were currently living in the land) to destroy us. Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.'" Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place." In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God, who went ahead of you on your journey."-Deuteronomy 1:26-33a

Where in your life are you fearful? Do you tend to say things such as: oh no God, that is too scary, or too hard, or I will never, etc? What giants are you up against? What giants seem to big to conquer?

I have been like the Israelites, just seeing the giants in front of me and losing sight of my God, whom is bigger then them all! He has continually carried me through my entire life. Why do I worry and doubt? I must have faith and I must trust Him with everything. Open handed I give my giants to the LORD. These giants are: raising financial support, learning Thai, my physical reaction to the food, stepping into a new culture, being in a place of extreme poverty, and as silly as it sounds the big bugs. Please pray that I continually give these giants to the LORD as I know that when God is calling, He is leading, and to Him my giants are grasshoppers! I also encourage you to think about your giants. Are you giving them to God? Are you having faith and trusting in Him to carry you through? Are you remembering the journey God has carried you through thus far?

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength"-Philippians 4:10