Ain't No Big Thing

Discouragement is one of the biggest giants we face in our lives. It affects everyone from time to time, some more than others. Pastors always prepare for a great move of God in their Sunday services and when it doesn't happen that giant comes calling. They've prayed, prepared, and preached with the anointing of God expecting an outpouring of the Spirit. They've also confronted the enemy of our souls head on when they begin to plead for souls in their altar service. When things don't move in the way they expect that giant of depression begins to compress their souls.

On Mondays most pastors face that adversary face to face. They wonder why things didn't come to pass as they thought they would. They often put the blame on themselves because that giant of discouragement tells them that they "missed the mark." Sadly, that giant will put you in a place mentally that is very difficult to overcome. Many won't admit it, but they leave a church too soon because they let discouragement overpower them. In that moment of weakness they make a move they should never have made and then pay for it later in various ways. I've learned that God lets you make bad choices sometimes to show you that when giants come against you, you should be still and wait upon the Him.

Life often faces us with challenges greater than we can understand. Sometimes they overwhelm you, and you don't feel capable of victory. Yet, the story of David and Goliath reveals the power of faith and how it can conquer the biggest giant in your life. David believed in what he said, he saw it in his mind, and it manifested before his eyes. While all of Israel stood discouraged and depressed by the words of Goliath, David spoke words of faith for the promised victory. While the great warriors in their finery cowered in fear, David's words proclaimed the outcome before it happen. Was he a prophet? In some sense of the word you could say yes, but it was his faith in what he said that delivered the giant into his hands.

Our faith tells us all things are possible. It doesn't matter how big, tall or fierce the challenger appears. Others around you may declare there are no answers, but faith says, "Stand still and see the glory of the Lord." Some will say there is no way faith can cause you to see the victory before the fight starts, but faith allows you to see the outcome before you begin. You know that you know that you know, all things work together for the good, and your good is happening to you now regardless of how big the giant of discouragement of depression is.

Jesus said to "have faith the size of a tiny mustard seed, and all things will be possible for you." So look at your situation in a new way and say to your giants: "That ain't no big thing because God is with me, in me, and in charge of all things that come against me."