Know Yourself That You May Know God
In this famous story, the army of Israel faces the great army of the Philistines. For 40 days, Goliath, described as nine feet tall and dressed in powerful weaponry, challenges any Israelite soldier to come out and fight him. No one took him up on the challenge. We pick up the story after David hears, for the first time, Goliath’s humiliating challenge to Israel’s army.
Read
- 1 Samuel 17:26-45
- What are some of the challenges, accusations and messages David is getting from the people around him?
- What feelings might you be experiencing if you were David?
- How does David live out his true self against he powerful forces and pressures that seek to mold him into someone he is not?
- What forces and pressures from circumstances and people cause you to shrink back in fear or “wear armor” that does not fit your true self? Many of us are so unaccustomed to distinguishing our true self from our false self that it may seem difficult to know where to begin. Try completing the following sentence as a first step: I am beginning to realize about myself...
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