Time to Slay the Giants
By Andrea Merrell
Giants come in all
shapes and sizes. They’re always lurking in the shadows, tangible or
intangible. Some are more obvious than others.
Who and what are
these giants? Do they have a name? Pastor and author Bob Gass says:
Giants
can be internal or external, real or imagined, physical or emotional. A giant
could be an attitude, a habit, a belief, a philosophy, or a memory. It could be
a person who stands between you and God, between who you are and who God wants
you to be, between where you are and where God wants you to go, between what
you believe and what God wants you to believe. Giants have one goal: to stop
your progress and prevent you from reaching your destiny.
The giants in our
lives are out to stop us in our tracks. To intimidate us and cause us to
retreat in fear. But just like David, God sees us as giant-killers. Our “stone”
is His Word, which can turn any negative into a positive.
When conflict
arises—and it most certainly will—we can see it as a growth opportunity, pull
out our stone, and slay the giant standing in our way. Gass also says, “giant-killers
see opportunity in opposition, potential in problems, and victory in the shadow
of defeat.”
What is it that’s keeping
you from reaching your God-given destiny? What giants are standing in the way
of your writing goals and dreams? Once you define them, face them boldly with
God’s Word and cast that stone.
Writer, it’s time
to slay the giants.
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FreeDigitalPhotos.net, Sira Anamwong, and Pazham.)
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