Defy the Giants
Thud.
A tremor ran through the ground. People started to move out of the street.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Now a miniature earthquake seemed to be taking place. Everyone hurried aside.
What was happening in the land of Canaan? Nothing major: just some of the children of Anak out for an evening stroll. While not a common sight for Joshua, Caleb and the other 10 spies, it was normal for pre-Israelite Canaan. These spies were searching out the promised land of Canaan, a land they’d heard about for as long as they could remember. It was the land God promised to their people hundreds of years ago. They were actually walking around in a dream come true, experiencing their promise first hand.
Despite this, when they returned to Moses to give the report of the things they had seen, all of the spies except Joshua and Caleb gave a negative account. Oh, they admitted to the wonderful fruits that the land produced, but the giants they saw had completely shaken their faith (you can read their account in Numbers 13:25-33). Even though God had come through for them time and time again, the promise that He would deliver the land into their hands was no longer good enough.
Even today, fellow Christians have joined me in wondering whether God is really going to come through against the giants in our lives. Our giants have names like Loss of Finances, Death of a Loved One, and Recurring Medical Problems.
God is a provider, isn’t He? God gives life, doesn’t He? God is a healer, right? Then why are all these giants here? All I know is that God has a plan laid out for us according to His Divine design. Maybe you’re frustrated because you’re unable to see what’s around the next bend in the road. Sometimes we can’t even see the road for all the giants in the way. But unlike the ten spies, we cannot allow the size of the giants make us forget the size of the Giant-Maker.
Is this just blind faith, or another form of positive thinking? Not at all. If God said He would do something, He will. God created us; He can also heal us. God gave us a job in the first place; He can provide another job. God decided when your current situation would start; He’s decided when it will end. So hold on to your promises, because God will be there in time.
How do you hold on to promises in the face of giants? How do you keep your grip on reality when appearances contradict the truth? Defy the giants in your life and share a little faith in the comments.
God will be there . . . in time. It always seems to take too long for Him to show up, doesn’t it? Problems get larger and larger until they nearly overwhelm us – or maybe they do overwhelm us – but then He shows us the way through. In time, He’s there in time.
Defy the giants long enough and they will fall. Don’t deny logic or the truth, but then again, giants rarely traffic in either of those things. It’s the irrational side of things that most people need help dealing with.
I have personally battled against two of these giants, and i know that from experience when it seems like its at its worst, We know a God who is greater than the giants, and who is willing to help us learn through the “giants experiences” in our lives if we are willing to submit to him, and his processes for our lives.
Great thoughts… great attitude… great writing.