I CAN TAKE THIS FIGHT; I CAN WIN

 I CAN TAKE THIS FIGHT; I CAN WIN!

Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you." 1 Sam 17:36-37NIV

(Please read 1 Samuel Chapter 17)

David said to king Saul, I can take this fight and I will win. His brothers considered his claim as an empty boasting but it happened that day in their presence.

So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine's sword and drew it from the scabbard. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword. 1 Sam 17:50-51NIV

There are just few days before the end of this year and I want to send you this word of encouragement. I want to tell you that you can still end this year as an overcomer. I know that some of my readers will doubt this prophetic word and that is because of what life has been for them.

Maybe I should remind you that fear and doubt are elements of self-sabotage. It is possible that the first person who you should try and convince is yourself. Once you are able to convince yourself it will be easy to convince those who doubt your capabilities.

Times and circumstances have taught me that it is not the lack of resources and power that has obstructed the success of most people but their mindset. In their mind and belief system, they do not see how this could be. Let us put it in another way; those who are successful in life do not necessarily have more resources and favorable positions than those who are not successful.

Our main text was curled from the response David gave to King Saul when the king advised him against confronting Goliath. The challenge before all Israel at the time was a giant called Goliath. Goliath was a national embarrassment on the battle field. King Saul even offered his daughter as a reward to anyone who would erase that condition from the nation.

Where all the known warriors of Israel retreated in fear, David accepted to fight Goliath. Here is the advice that the king Saul offered to David, and it was borne out of a genuine concern for David’s life.

Saul replied, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth." 1 Sam 17:33NIV

According to the king, David could come another day but this particular challenge is beyond what you can handle, David. This kind of sincere advice has kept someone who is reading this message in a position he should have moved beyond. This kind of advice is the reason some people are not married at the age of 50. This kind of advice is the reason someone has not written a book yet. This kind of advice was the reason a deacon of a living church committed abortion six times because he felt he did not have money to raise children. There are many sincere counsels we hear everyday and read on the social media platforms but they are not correct. If you follow them, you will not fulfill the purpose of God for your life.

When I was working on my first book, a bible school instructor advised that I was too unknown as a minister of the gospel to write a book. In his opinion no one will read my book. Anyway, he was among those who read the book when it was published.

Fortunately, David did not heed the advice and it is a common knowledge that he eventually succeeded in defeating Goliath in keeping with his own confession.

If we make a comparison between King Saul and David, we will see that the advantage tilted in the favor of the former. King Saul was anointed a king before David and it is interesting that the same prophet anointed them. King Saul was more experienced as a warrior and he had thousands of soldiers under his command. With regards to their spiritual affiliation, they served the same God under the same prophet and they depended on the same Book of the Law.

On his side, David was a young man who was struggling under rejection in the family he came from. He was the youngest of eight male children and there is every indication that he was born out of wedlock. Unlike Saul who a favored only son of a rich man,

David was not even valued by his father. How can we say that? On the day the prophet Samuel came to anoint a king for all in Israel in his family, even after his seven elder brothers failed the test, it took the prophet to remind his father he had one sone left.

We celebrate it that David killed a lion and a bear, but have you wondered what kind of father would ask his young son to return to a place where he kept encountering vicious wild animals. David was not valued.

In spite of all these negative situations around his life;

1. He kept his devotion to God very strong. He relied on God for every new challenge.

2. He did not retain the records of the past rejections, betrayals and the things he lost. He kept his positive past experiences as a motivation for his everyday life, that is why he kept the records of only the good things

3. He saw every new challenge as another opportunity to express more confidence in God. He went out against the giant in the same way he went out against the lion and bear.

4. He believed that God will be with him wherever he found himself

5. He did not allow the opinion of others to dampen his faith in himself and God

6. He never permitted anger, bitterness and hatred to control or dictate his actions. He moved away from the position he could hear his offensive brothers.

7. He remained consistent with the way God was training him. That was why he rejected the armor of the king and used his sling.

8. His faith was in an advance mode; he ran towards the giant

9. He remembered to give credit and thanks to God for every success

10. He did not permit pride to overshadow his mind because of the victories that God has given to him. Even though he had killed lions and bears, he was still willing to carry food to his brothers.

I don’t know the challenges that are before you as we are coming to the end of this year.

Borrow lessons from David with the same confidence.

I am praying for you

Emma your brother pnurnigeria@gmail.com