DIGGING DEEP NO. 869 – FEBRUARY 9, 2021 STARE DOWN YOUR GIANTS NUMBERS 13

A giant can be described as a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength: a living being of great size. A person of extraordinary powers. Something unusually large or powerful. A giant can also be something that you are unable to control or conquer naturally with your own strength. It can be something that stands in your way of success or prevents you from reaching your full potential. A giant can be synonymous with a disease that has plaque your life and you cannot do anything because it has overcome all aspects of your life. It can be your situation in life, we all have different things that represent giants in our lives, to some, it might be their immigration papers, to others, poverty, family, barrenness, bitterness, unforgiveness, pornography, alcoholism, and different types of sins that we struggle with. As children of God, how should we react in the midst of our giants? We are called to stare down our giants for as long as we see giants, we will always live-in defeat.
David was a man “after God’s own heart” 1 Samuel 13:14. 1 Samuel
powerfully presents the contrast between King Saul’s tragic fall and
David’s life of victory. True success is defined by character, forged even
in the fires of failure by sincere, obedient, and abiding faith in the one
true God. David faced many giants in his life but none were greater than
Goliath. He stared down at his enemies. The story of the twelve spies sent
to go, Scout, the promised land is instructive in understanding how we are
to react to what we perceive as giants.
QUESTIONS PRESENTED BY THE PASSAGE
1) What did Caleb and Joshua see that the other ten did not see? – Num.
14:6-9 (2) What is the significance of verse 30 in which Caleb silence
the other ten and called for the people to go immediately and possess the
land?—how does delay affect your ability to conquer your giants (3)
What can we relate verse 32 to—the giving of a bad report (4) The ten
spies said the land they explored devoured those living in it, what evidence was there to support this conclusion if any (5)Who told them
they were grasshoppers (6) How did they know the giants saw them as
grasshoppers (7) What is the consequence of seeing giants and yourself
as grasshoppers- Num. 14:1-4 (8) What are the effects of not trusting
God – Num 14: 11-24
HOW DO YOU STARE DOWN AND OVERCOME YOUR GIANTS?
1) Do not create a giant in the first place.—in what areas of your live
have you created giants out of your challenges (2) Do not make yourself
a grasshopper.—- in what area of your live have you made yourself a
grasshopper (3) What part does your faith plays in determining how you
see yourself versus your challenges (4) How big is your God in the mist
of your problems—(5) What giants has God slain in your live in the past
and how should that motivate you to stare down and slay your giants—
the children of Israel had seen their giants slain prior to this mission.
Patting of the red sea, Manna from heaven etc. (6) In what did Joshua
and Caleb rely on to defeat their giants
STONES FOR DEFEATING YOUR GIANTS
1-COMMITMENT,
2– COURAGE.
3- COMMUNICATION
4- CAPABILITY
5- CONFIDENCE