Stand Your Ground: Facing Giants with Faith
- meetgodattheedgeof
- Aug 8
- 3 min read
Today, I wanted to share this amazing story again.
The courage and faith it took to run out toward what looked like certain death at the hands of a giant—it still stirs something deep in my soul. Goliath wasn’t just big. He was brutal. Everyone watching assumed anyone who went up against him was done for. The unspoken strategy of the day? Hang back. Maybe Goliath would get bored, or take a nap, or just go home. No one wanted to be the one to step forward.
But then there was David.
David wasn’t the biggest. He didn’t wear fancy armor or carry the latest weapons. He walked onto that battlefield with a sling, five smooth stones, and a bold trust in the living God. Most importantly, David knew who fought for him. He wasn’t just standing up to a giant—he was facing a giant with faith.
Today, maybe you’re staring down a giant too.
It might not look like Goliath, but it feels just as intimidating. Maybe it’s fear, financial strain, illness, or anxiety. Maybe it’s that nagging voice that tells you you’re not strong enough, smart enough, or spiritual enough to win.
But here’s the truth: You were never meant to fight the giant alone.
Take your stand, not in your own strength, but in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Like David, face your giant—not with fear, but with faith. Because when you go out in the name of the Lord, the outcome isn’t based on your ability, it’s based on His victory.
Say it boldly today:
"You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied."
1 Samuel 17:39-51 (NLT)
[39] David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. “I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again.[40] He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.[41] Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him,[42] sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.[43] “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods.[44] “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.[45] David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.[46] Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel![47] And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the Lord’s battle, and he will give you to us!”[48] As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him.[49] Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.[50] So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword.[51] Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.
