The other day, my younger daughter forgot her school notebook, worrying her mom would be upset. She turned to me for help, feeling too scared to talk to her mom. I encouraged her to face her fear and talk to her mom directly. She did, and fortunately, her mom didn’t punish her. I learned a valuable lesson about facing challenges head-on. We need to face our giants.
Friend, you need to face your giants. We all have that one thing we are afraid of confronting (2 Timothy 1:7). It could be in our career, business, ministry, marriage, or just our day to day activities. But we need to realise that until we face our giants, greatness may elude us. Your giants are the necessary stepping stones between you and your destiny of greatness (Psalm 18:29).
The way you see your giants matters. For the 12 spies, while the 10 saw the giants as obstacles to their inheritance, Caleb and Joshua saw them as bread (Numbers 13:33, 14:9). Same problem, different perspectives and responses. The truth is, your problem is not your problem. Your perspective is (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
Like my daughter, many people are afraid of an outcome that would later turn to their favour (Psalm 34:4-5). The truth is, when you step out in faith to face your giants, you give God permission to work on your behalf. God wants to amplify your steps to deliver your miracle (2 Kings 7:1-11).
Goliath was not a threat to David’s life and destiny (1 Samuel 17:26-29). He was actually an opportunity for David to step into his destiny. While you are praying your giant away, God wants to use that same giant to announce and release you into your destiny (Genesis 50:20). If not for Goliath, David may not have become king.
If you refuse to face your giant early, you have empowered it to torment you more (1 John 4:18). What is that giant you have refused to face? What is that decision you have been postponing for fear of failure or rejection? You need to receive the faith and courage to go all out and step into the waters of your destiny (Matthew 14:28-29). Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of fear.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria