Welcome to the InDutch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, June 15th.

You might know the account of David and Goliath, but can you apply its principles to your situation?

The study of first Samuel continues today showing us how to successfully face life's

foes.

When I think about Goliath in this particular passage and I want us to look at it from

David's point of view and the things that went through David's mind as he faced, the

biggest test in his life up until this point, though he had wrestled with a bear and a lion.

Here he was facing a man who was something to behold, nine feet, nine inches tall, dressed

in arm 125 pounds, a tremendous javelin, a brass javelin, and more than likely a David

knew how accurate he must have been because he was challenging anybody and everybody that

would come and fight him in the whole army of Israel.

And you see what had been happening was the nation of Israel and the nation of Philistines

had been fighting back and forth, back and forth, over and over and over again.

So it's in that context that David comes upon the scene.

But when I think about Goliath and think about Israel, here is Israel, the God who brought

them out of the land of Egypt.

Listen, if their God could part the Red Sea, if their God could feed them from heaven

for 40 years.

If their God could drive the Jordan while they walked through, if their God could break

down and destroy the walls of Jericho, surely he can trip up a fellow like Goliath.

But you see, when the spirit of God is not in control of your life, you become afraid

of things that you have no business being afraid of.

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