Even GIANT Killers Get Weary

Once again the Philistines were at war with Israel. And when David and his men were in the thick of battle, David became weak and exhausted. ¹⁶ Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds, and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him. ¹⁷ But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! 2 Samuel 15-17

David the Giant killer is in yet another war with his old enemy the Philistines and this time against a new Giant with a new weapon and this giant was after David. BTW You will always have another giant coming your way...but that's another journal. This very battle could of become the end of one of one of the greatest kings of the old testament, David. The bible says at the most intense time of the battle King David became weak and exhausted. Not knowing that a giant was coming his way to kill him, David had a man next to him who killed the giant. The next verse let's you know how close David came to being killed this day, the bible says David's men declared your not going to battle again. The kings men were adamant about protecting their king and the kingdom that they gave the king an order.

Life is surrounded with giants. What does this mean for me right now? In this story the Giant Killer was surrounded by Giant killers. 1) David would of lost his life this day if he was surrounded by anyone else but a giant killer. If you surround yourself with people who just sap your strength, people who just complain, people who always have the answer for everyone else but not for themselves, those are giant killers, those are wimps. How many people do you have in your life with wisdom, integrity and true character. Another reason it's important to have giant killers around you in life is because life is daily and eventually the daily gets exhausting. 2) David had someone close enough, that he trusted enough to allow to speak into his life and give him an order even though he was the king. Even though David was the king he knew his limitations. Nobody likes being vulnerable and exposing their limitations, we all want to act like we have it together. Truth is we can't even be real with God let alone allowing others to see what's really going on. "Vulnerability is a sign of spiritual maturity" Even giant killers get weary. You can't climb life's mountains alone, you need strong relationships that will encourage you, build you up, tell you the truth, urge you forward and pour life into you. Most of all you need God. "My dream is so big that I need God and others around me to help me realize it almost daily."