What do you see?

What do you see?

How do you see challenges, obstacles or problems?

Blessings are hidden in problems and challenges.

Money and wealth are disguised as problems.

How do you see challenges, problems at your place of work? 

Do you complain and remain or praise God and be raised?

Do you see an opportunity to get promoted or complain and remain static?

Joseph’s brother threw him in a hole and he eventually got them out of a hole when he became prime minister. Joseph told his brothers: Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. (Genesis 50:20 God’s Word Translation).

Goliath at over 9 feet tall was a giant that no one wanted to fight. Everyone was petrified of him and couldn’t see beyond the mountain of a man: 

²⁴ As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. ²⁵ “Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man’s entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!” (1 Samuel 17:24-25 NLT).

David could not believe the deal, what a fantastic opportunity. David sought to ask two people to confirm what he heard was true. The reward for solving the problem was:

1.      Money

2.      Marriage to the king's daughter and promotion to the royal family

3.      Family exemption from taxes

Wow! Everyone saw a mountain of a problem; David saw a mountain of an opportunity.

Goliath is a giant of a man, if I sling a stone at him I cannot miss. David could see beyond the mountain. He could see how to flatten the mountain to press ahead.

When Goliath started forward, David ran toward him. ⁴⁹ He put a rock in his sling and swung the sling around by its straps. When he let go of one strap, the rock flew out and hit Goliath on the forehead. It cracked his skull, and he fell face down on the ground. ⁵⁰ David defeated Goliath with a sling and a rock. He killed him without even using a sword. (1 Samuel 17:49-50 NLT).

Note: David ran to confront Goliath. Face your challenges head on. Don’t hide or run from them. Look for a solution, a way out. Look for something that no one else sees. What do you see?

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. (James 1:5 NLT).

We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously. (1 Corinthians 10:13 The Passion Translation). David could see that Goliath was a giant, that if he threw a stone at him he could not but hit the target?

What do you see?

Shalom.

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