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๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก
You probably know this story.
A little shepherd boy brings down a giant with only a sling and a stone.
Israel is saved by the most unlikely hero.
Iโm not going to rehash the whole story...
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You probably know this story.
A little shepherd boy brings down a giant with only a sling and a stone.
Israel is saved by the most unlikely hero.
Iโm not going to rehash the whole story...
(keep reading
)
If you have a religious background
Youโve probably heard this story 100 times and heard countless sermons about it
But even so, I think this story contains several pieces of wisdom that are worth reviewing.
Ready?
Letโs go
Youโve probably heard this story 100 times and heard countless sermons about it
But even so, I think this story contains several pieces of wisdom that are worth reviewing.
Ready?
Letโs go
๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ
Everyone loves a good underdog story.
Well, the story of David is just that.
David did not look like a warrior.
He is described in the story as only a youth, with a โfair countenanceโ
Everyone loves a good underdog story.
Well, the story of David is just that.
David did not look like a warrior.
He is described in the story as only a youth, with a โfair countenanceโ
David was a pretty boy.
Handsome, young, no battle scars
Not the type youโd think to send out to face your enemyโs champion fighter.
And even Davidโs family didnโt seem to believe in him
Davidโs father overlooked him not once, but at least 2 times
Handsome, young, no battle scars
Not the type youโd think to send out to face your enemyโs champion fighter.
And even Davidโs family didnโt seem to believe in him
Davidโs father overlooked him not once, but at least 2 times
Thereโs a story that precedes David and Goliath, where Samuel came to Davidโs fatherโs house to anoint a king
He asked Davidโs father, Jesse, to bring out all his sons
Jesse didnโt even bother calling David in from the fields
He asked Davidโs father, Jesse, to bring out all his sons
Jesse didnโt even bother calling David in from the fields
Yet the prophet did not find the king among the sons Jesse had brought together.
David was finally called back from the fields and anointed king.
Later on, when the war in which the battle of David and Goliath would take place started
David was finally called back from the fields and anointed king.
Later on, when the war in which the battle of David and Goliath would take place started
Davidโs brothers, not him, were sent out to fight
Once again David was left in the fields, tending to his sheep
His father did not have the vision to see what David would become.
In your life, you may feel a pull towards greatness
If others, even loved ones, canโt see it
Once again David was left in the fields, tending to his sheep
His father did not have the vision to see what David would become.
In your life, you may feel a pull towards greatness
If others, even loved ones, canโt see it
Do not let this discourage you.
Others may count you out, but..
Nothing can hold you back from destiny.
Others may count you out, but..
Nothing can hold you back from destiny.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
We donโt hear much about David before the battle with Goliath
So does that mean all the years before this great victory were wasted?
Not at all.
We donโt hear much about David before the battle with Goliath
So does that mean all the years before this great victory were wasted?
Not at all.
You see, it was in those years as a shepherd
Protecting his flock
That David learned to fight.
This is when he perfected his skills with a sling and a stone
Protecting his flock
That David learned to fight.
This is when he perfected his skills with a sling and a stone
David was building strength during this time.
We tend to think of shepherds as an easy, laid-back, โsafeโ job
The reality is that shepherds in ancient times faced great dangers
Lions, bears, wolves, and other predators were always a legitimate concern
We tend to think of shepherds as an easy, laid-back, โsafeโ job
The reality is that shepherds in ancient times faced great dangers
Lions, bears, wolves, and other predators were always a legitimate concern
Davidโs years spent protecting his flock prepared him for battle and gave him the confidence needed to step out onto that field.
David would later tell King Saul,
โYour servant has been keeping his fatherโs sheep.
David would later tell King Saul,
โYour servant has been keeping his fatherโs sheep.
When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,
I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth.
I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth.
When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.
Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear
๐๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข.โ
Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear
๐๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข.โ
๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
David stepped out onto that field because of what he believed in.
For 40 days Goliath had come out every morning to mock the armies of Israel
David stepped out onto that field because of what he believed in.
For 40 days Goliath had come out every morning to mock the armies of Israel
Goliath would curse Davidโs people and his God
It was with righteous indignation that David would rise up and ask,
โWho is this man that he should defy the armies of the living God?โ
And so David decided that he would fight and see his enemy vanquished
It was with righteous indignation that David would rise up and ask,
โWho is this man that he should defy the armies of the living God?โ
And so David decided that he would fight and see his enemy vanquished
Fight for what you believe in.
The culture is shifting rapidly
Immorality is praised as โthe good lifeโ
Indulgence is praised as if itโs a virtue
And the media would have you believe that any effort to improve yourself and your station in life is a waste of time
The culture is shifting rapidly
Immorality is praised as โthe good lifeโ
Indulgence is praised as if itโs a virtue
And the media would have you believe that any effort to improve yourself and your station in life is a waste of time
The worldโs just going down the toilet, right?
Only if we let it.
Fight for what you believe in.
Only if we let it.
Fight for what you believe in.
๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐
When King Saul heard that David intended to fight Goliath, he summoned him.
After David arrived, Saul dressed him in his own clothes and armor
When King Saul heard that David intended to fight Goliath, he summoned him.
After David arrived, Saul dressed him in his own clothes and armor
Perhaps Saulโs intent was to help David be more protected.
Some have speculated Saul was trying to make David look like him so that he would be credited with the victory if David won
Some have speculated Saul was trying to make David look like him so that he would be credited with the victory if David won
Whatever the reason, David tried walking in Saulโs armor and quickly realized he could not fight wearing it.
So David shed the kingโs armor, and set off to fight Goliath
David recognized that he could not win this battle by trying to be something he was not
So David shed the kingโs armor, and set off to fight Goliath
David recognized that he could not win this battle by trying to be something he was not
Likewise, in our own lives
We will not find success if we are letting others decide who we are
We are all different, created uniquely and put on this planet for a reason
There will always be people trying to get you to โwear their armorโ
We will not find success if we are letting others decide who we are
We are all different, created uniquely and put on this planet for a reason
There will always be people trying to get you to โwear their armorโ
But the way of others may not be your path.
Be who you are.
Be yourself.
This world doesnโt need any copycats
It does not need another Tony Robbins, Warren Buffett, or Elon Musk
What it does need is you.
So be who you are.
Stay committed to your vision
Be who you are.
Be yourself.
This world doesnโt need any copycats
It does not need another Tony Robbins, Warren Buffett, or Elon Musk
What it does need is you.
So be who you are.
Stay committed to your vision
Do not allow others to try and fit you into a mold
You will only be successful in your mission
If you live as the person you were created to be.
You will only be successful in your mission
If you live as the person you were created to be.
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