Fearless, Part 1

I'm trapped in a bottle labeled fear, most days a wreck. I feel like I just want to be onto the next step; it looks so promising! Is God holding me back from good things? I’m stuck! Where do I go from here? (Have you ever been here?)

I found myself in 1 Samuel 17, meeting this new friend of mine named David. We bonded right away because I remembered that He was that emotional poetic guy from the Psalms (emotional people flock, forreal).

David has always been the “perfect” example of chasing after the heart of God. Flannel-graphs and spilled Goldfish taught me that one. So, I dug in. And something stirred in me.

To be frank, David is kind of the family wimp. Often overlooked and ignored, David has the occupation of a McDonald’s floor mopper (back in the day they called it a shepherd, same difference). Suddenly, the game changes and Samuel--chosen by God to find the next king--chooses our scrawny David! Not exactly creme of the crop, David is probably surprised like crazy and his brothers, most likely super jealous at finding that David was to be their future leader. He doesn’t deserve any power at all but God doesn’t care what David deserves, He sees a wreck with potential to grow the Kingdom of God…and then He chooses to transform David’s life and make it glorify Him. Now there are bumps along the way (major bumps at that), but God never gives up on David, no matter how many times he messes up. In fact, even when David thought he was useless, it was in those very moments that God was equipping him for what was to come.

Sometimes, I’m a David and a complete mess. God looks at me and chooses not to see who I used to be, but who I have the potential to become (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

Help me today, God, to genuinely trust you and know that no matter how much of a wreck I might be, You never give up on me.

Stay tuned for Fearless, Part 2!