Facing Your Giants
Facing Your Giants
Why do Cicada killers have to be so darn big?
Research has it that these wasps can grow up to two inches long!
The stuff of nightmares.
Because it’s the cicada killers’ favorite time of year, I think I’ll stay out of the backyard for a while.
And speaking of giants . . .
See what I did there. 😉
It’s time to get serious because it seems like everyone is facing some pretty big challenges right now.
Dealing with a trial can feel pretty lonely at times, but God’s Word reveals that the Lord is always with us.
I don’t know about you, but that makes me feel better.
To think that the Creator of the entire universe is just a prayer away.
Facing Your Giants Together With God
God is sovereign and all powerful.
He is bigger than any trouble you might be facing.
There is no problem that is so big that God is not bigger. There is no difficulty that is so hard that God isn’t capable of helping us through it, or fixing it for us. – Senior Pastor James Kaddis, Calvary Chapel, Signal Hill. 1
Look, I get it.
Our impatient human minds want God to fix things “now”, right?
It doesn’t, and never has worked that way.
God is not at our beck and call.
It’s frustrating, even devastating at times while we wait.
But . . . keep . . . praying.
What we do have is the assurance that He will be with us through our circumstances.
Facing Your Giants With Comforting Words From Psalm 121
Remember these comforting words from the Psalmist regarding God as the Keeper of Israel?
Now we, as redeemed Christians through Christ’s blood, are all His people.
Psalm 121
I will raise my eyes to the mountains;
From where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who watches over you will not slumber.
Behold, He who watches over Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your protector;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun will not beat down on you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time and forever. – Psalm 121, (NASB).2
Don’t let the evil one distract you from prayer in the midst of a trial. He is the master of delusion and distraction.
Often we become apathetic in our lives until we face a severe storm. Whether loss of a job, health crisis, loss of a loved one, or financial struggle; God often brings storms into our lives to change our perspective, to shift the focus from ourselves and our lives to Him. – Paul Chappell, Senior Pastor and author.3
Regarding humility, Pastor Chappell goes on to say . . .
Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees. – Paul Chappell, Senior Pastor and author.4
My prayer is that this blog, Delight-in-God.com, filled with articles and collected bible verses and other inspirations, will encourage you in the challenging days ahead.
Scoffers will mock us for emphasizing prayer, but let ’em.
God is still in control.
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1 From Kaddis, Pastor James, “Big Problems??? God is Bigger!!!” Courtesy of Calvary Chapel Signal Hill. YouTube Podcast, [6:22-6:25]. July 12, 2022. Web. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBRkqaMS_QA
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3-4 Quotations from Senior Pastor Paul Chappell, courtesy of Christian quotes.info.
