A thought by Max Lucado (2013-04-29) from his book, Facing Your Giants: God Still Does the Impossible (p. 166). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) A memory based on the good things that have happened in my past has a lot to do with the way I see today. That is one of the reasons why I start my morning prayer with thanks to God for what He did for me yesterday. It reinforces the good in my life and it gives me confidence. We are looking here at how David handled the Goliath in his life. Max says, “Goliath jogged David’s memory. Elah was a déjà vu. While everyone else quivered, David remembered. God had given him strength to wrestle a lion and strong-arm a bear. Wouldn’t he do the same with the giant?” In 1 Samuel 17: 34– 36 David is talking to King Saul. He says, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and
Continuing a thought from a book I am reading...