"He vies for the bedside position, hoping to be the first voice you hear. He covets your waking thoughts, those early, pillow born emotions. He awakes you with words of worry, stirs you with thoughts of stress. If you dread the day before you begin the day, mark it down: your giant has been by your bed.
You face giants by facing God first.
Write today's worries in sand. Chisel yesterday's victories in stone. ...before ascending to fight, David descended to prepare. Don't face your giant without doing the same. Dedicate time to prayer.
Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Ephesians 6:18 Message Bible
When David soaked his mind in God, he stood. When he didn't he flopped. David saw Goliath as a chance for God to show off! Did David know he would exit the battle alive? No, but he was willing to give his life for he reputation of God. What if you saw your giant in the same manner? Rather than begrude him, welcome him. Your cancer is God's chance to flex his healing muscles. David ran, not away from, but toward his giant. Do the same!"
As I read these words in Chapter 19 of Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado I was again reminded of the importance of running to the battle equipped with His promises to me. Each day before I get out of bed I focus on God. Yes, the giant is still there but I choose not to focus my attention on it. Focusing on giants will cause stress and rob us of our joy. Each day we can pick up our 5 stones and face our Goliaths. We can choose to focus on God's faithfulness in the past, the power available through prayer, the priority of God's reputation, running with passion towards our giant and persisting by never giving up. I believe I will exit this battle alive but I am willing to give my life for the reputation of God. I believe the cancer will be God's chance to flex His healing muscles in my life. I am trusting God with my life because I know He loves me.
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Five Stones for Linns' friends:
1. Keep up with Linn! Check her blog often (I thought I was just here and realized I was missing out)
2. Respond to Linns Blog to admit you don't have awesome quotes like she's got here (I'm stuffed!)
3. Pick up one of Linns "stones" from her quarry for your impending future battle (make me "an iron pillar, a bronze wall to stand against the whole land!" Jer. 1:18)
4. Thank Linn for sharing with us.
5. Encourage Linn (Ella doesn't forget to remind her mother - we pray for you daily)
:-)
I do not know you Linn, and my Goliath doesn't stand nearly as tall as yours...but you have inspired me.
Thank you!
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