Luglio 5, 2008
Days in Italy: 15
What are you thinking, David?
Michelangelo knows.
Soon you'll be the fearless victor, the prayer warrior, the boy who lived. Soon you'll be the interpreter of dreams and author of psalms. Soon you'll be the skillful musician, "prudent in speech, and a man of good presence." Soon everyone will know you as King David, a man after God's own heart.
But not right now. Right now you're having second thoughts. Right now you're thinking this Goliath fellow is a lot taller than you expected, and that maybe you shouldn't have taken off all that armor. Right now the sun suddenly feels hotter and your legs feel heavier. Right now you're wondering if five stones and a sling was a good choice. Right now you're hoping maybe it was all a misunderstanding with the Philistines. Right now maybe you're looking for a sign telling you to turn back.
Soon you'll overcome your fears, and they will know "the LORD is with him." But right now, in this one moment, you're scared.
As for me, right now I'm realizing that it happens to all of us, even you.
"Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.'"
-1 Samuel 16:45-47
8 commenti:
Soon you'll overcome your fears, and they will know "the LORD is with him." But right now, in this one moment, you're scared.
= Yes, too often we doubt ourselves, our capabilities, and let our fears take over. We disregard the fact that God IS present in EVERYthing, which we should be more than grateful for.
I really like this post jurr, I'd say it's pretty relevant. tell david i said whats up. ciao.
Wow, was that you? Don't think too highly of yourself than you ought, but it sounds like you're quoting someone in this post...it's that good.
I praise God for your writing ability Jurrian!
Seek to make Christ known and continue to enjoy your time in Italy.
ditto with my hubby. oh ya i saw that nasty picture on the wall at efm.
that's a straight up sick post man. i've been feeling that recently. second thoughts and all that. but at least there's those that share this moment at this time with me.
btw, tell david i still have his stirring spoon
ah julian...efm in italy...that's way cool!!!
the boy who lived- haha. good one.
btw, i found the letter u were talking about while i was moving out. xoxo buddy.
btw, the 22 club isnt too bad. kinda welcoming, cept for the wrinkles around my eyes
she's always been a dangerous little girl, ever since she came out of her womb. I think about stewie from family guy but without the plotting to kill me!!
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