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Turn Away From Discouraging Voices
"And David turned away from Eliab..."
(I Samuel 17:30, AMP)
When David was a shepherd boy, his father asked him to take
lunch to his brothers out on the battlefield. When he arrived,
he heard Goliath taunting and challenging the people of God.
David asked the men standing around, “What is the prize
for defeating this giant?” They said, “The reward
is one of the king’s daughters in marriage and no more
taxes.” That got David’s attention. He knew this
was a battle worth fighting.
When David’s older brother, Eliab, heard him talking
about fighting the giant, he tried to embarrass him. In front
of all those men Eliab said, “David, what are you doing
out here? And what have you done with those few sheep our
father left you with?” He tried to make him feel small.
He was saying, “David, you’re not important. You’ll
never do anything great.” But listen to the way David
responded. The Scripture says that David turned and walked
away from Eliab. I believe one of the main reasons that David
was a champion is because he knew which battles to fight.
He knew to turn away from discouraging voices so he could
focus his energy on the real battle.
Today, what are the discouraging voices coming against you?
Choose first to be certain that you are not one of the discouraging
voices for someone else. Then when those voices of despair,
mockery and discouragement sound off, turn away so you can
run toward the victory God has in store for you!
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