today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer?

You want to know where courage comes from?

Courage begins when you change the question.

Courage comes when you stop asking,

what am I capable of, and you start start asking what does God want?

Because if God calls me to it, Author and Apologist J.D. Greer. I'm your host Molly Bitevich. Today we're finishing up one of the most

famous stories in the Old Testament, David and Goliath. Now let me just tell you

if you're the one who struggles to find courage and adversity, the story of David and

Goliath is not just meant to give you hope that God will defeat all of your

giants. Instead, Pastor J.D. shows us that it points to an even greater victory, Jesus' victory over death,

and because of that victory, we can have audacious courage in the face of our fear.

Are you ready to find that type of courage today?

I know I am, so let's rejoin Pastor J.D.

In First Samuel, Chapter 17.

Then David took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his

shepherd's pouch. These aren't real weapons. They're shepherd's tools, they're kids tools. By the way, these five stones,

let me just say this on record, are not symbolic of anything. I point that out because every

once in a while I will hear some well-meaning Bible teachers say

something like now these five stones represent worship, prayer, Bible reading,

tithing and K-love music. Those are all great things y'all. But it is not what these rocks represent.

These are just five rocks that he picked up,

which I will add taking only five stones

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