Called Outside Your Comfort ZoneSample

Beware of the Giants People who thrive have usually faced a giant or two. If you walk by faith for very long, there comes a time in your life when an intimidating, overbearing, behemoth, mammoth, mucho grande giant shows up, often unexpectedly. We’re told that Goliath was “six cubits and a span” (1 Sam. 17:4), and that’s no trivial detail. Size and height matters when you’re fighting battles of faith. Our giants pop up in the forms of a problem, bad news, a scary diagnosis, financial calamity, marital strife, temptation, addiction, secret sin, and anything else that stops us in our tracks. No matter how and when our giant shows up, at the time it represents the biggest challenge of our lives. The devil’s objective is to obstruct others’ ability to see Christ in you, with you, and through you. If the enemy can hide you behind a giant obstacle, then he disables your testimony, undermines your anointing, and hinders your destiny. Not only that! The enemy also sends a giant to block your path so you’re temporarily unable to see what’s ahead of you. Hell is well aware that what’s in front of you is greater than what’s behind you. The enemy hopes you will lose focus on where you’re headed and become distracted, disoriented, and discouraged. He doesn’t want you to see the glory on the other side. Here’s the thing: the size of your giant is directly proportional to the size of your blessing! Goliath was big. Goliath was overbearing. Goliath was intimidating. Yet Goliath made David famous. Defeating him made David a "thriver"! I’m convinced the size of the obstruction speaks to the size of the overflow, your imminent advancement. If something big stands in your way, it’s only because you’re about to step into something amazing! Please understand that giants come to block your view and obstruct your vision. The bigger the future God has for you, the bigger the giant hell sends your way. So no matter what you’re facing or how uncertain, unprepared, or unequipped you may feel about the battlefield to which God is calling you to advance, don’t forget that big problems mean big promises. Big battles lead to big conquests. Big adversity means big accomplishment. As you transition from surviving to thriving, remember that no matter how big, how loud, how intrusive, how overbearing, or how tall a giant may be, by the power of the Spirit and in Jesus’ name, that giant is about to fall! Rather than complaining, worrying, stressing, despairing, or attempting to control circumstances when giants appear, thank God for what’s about to happen. There are giants we must conquer in order to move forward and take the next steps God wants us to take. Your future is based on what you’re willing to face today. When a giant looms and sends you wondering why God allowed such an obstacle to fall in your path, trust that He will catapult you over that giant and into greatness. He will give you everything you need to thrive and fulfill your God-ordained purpose and bring glory to Him.