As he said that, it hit me that David's time out there all alone watching the sheep prepared him perfectly for this battle with Goliath! How many times do you think David might have felt that his job of protecting his father's sheep was so much less important than his brothers' job of protecting Israel? He probably thought that God wasn't using him! But, God had him doing exactly what he needed to be doing to prepare him for the task God had for him! No one stood a chance against Goliath in a traditional fight, but because David had spent so much time alone with God, he had an unshakeable faith! He had worked hard at protecting his father's sheep, even though it didn't seem like an important job, and so he was better than anyone else with a slingshot! That was the exact combination that God needed at that moment! There could've been completely different results if David would've just pouted and not done his best at watching his father's sheep and not spent that time alone with God!
I'm sure that some of you right now are feeling like God isn't using you! You look around and you see others in the forefront of ministry and you wish God could use you that way! I'll be honest, I've been there! Well, let me encourage you to take this time to be pressing in and spending time with God! To be seeking His heart! As you hear from Him, be obedient no matter how small the task might seem! I'm guessing that this is your time of preparation and who knows what God might have for you some day! If you don't make the most of this time of preparation, you might not be ready when that time comes!
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