I’m at the stage in my weight loss efforts of the half-way there mark accompanied with some backward movement. This is the crossroads in my stages of overcoming obesity where I’ve struggled in the past and always started to back-track…but, I REFUSE TO LOSE! God is speaking to me on how to combat the goliath in my life.
I’ve been at such a loss and discouraged at times regarding some backward movement in my weight loss efforts. So many things have halted my progress, a lot of sickness, my family moving and demands, it’s as though I can’t catch a break. In addition, I’ve been struggling AT TIMES with old bad habits and deceptions in my mind that has always put me in cycles of sabotage. I’m in desperate need to break these things and feeling at a loss of me fighting me and identifying what and who my giant is?
The Lord has me studying 1 Samuel 17:
16 Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.
23 …Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And David heard him. 24 When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror. 25 “Look at him!” they said to each other. “Listen to his challenge!
26 …After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?”32 David said to Saul, “Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him.”
45 David answered, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied. 46 This very day the Lord will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God, 47 and everyone here will see that the Lord does not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power.”
48 Goliath started walking toward David again, and David ran quickly toward the Philistine battle line to fight him. 49 He reached into his bag and took out a stone, which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and Goliath fell face downward on the ground. 50 And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! 51 He ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath’s sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.”
God’s been pointing out the key to these verses:
- David spoke to his giant and declared what he’ll do to him
- David knew in his own strength he couldn’t defeat Goliath in his own strength but, could do so “in the Name of The Lord Almighty…”
- When David spoke, He believed!
So, I’ve been praying to Jesus to help me to identify:
- Who and what am I really fighting?
- Who am I feeding when I’m not disciplined?
- Why can’t I kill my giant and What am I afraid of?
- What is its name that I may call it out?
So, I’ve been praying and seeking The Lord to answer the above, and then, He lead me to this scripture:
Zec. 4:7
“Who are you, O great Mountain? Before (me) you shall become a plain. I will (Birth) and BRING FORTH with shouts of GRACE GRACE to it!”
Zerubbabel also, spoke to his giant, his mountain.
I know I can’t help me alone because in my physical eyes, it APPEARS so much bigger than me. I’ve come to the halfway mark and I’m struggling within myself to finish the course. BUT, I’m encouraged today knowing that even with my struggles, I’m at the brink of a breakthrough and the enemy is trying to stop me, BUT, THE LORD IS TRYING TO TEACH ME HOW TO OVERCOME!
What I know is that inspite of what I’m feeling, I believe that the Good Work The Lord started, He’ll help me finish it and bring this thing full circle to HIS expected end. He didn’t allow me to start this process only to let me fail. He didn’t allow me to start my deliverance ministry of overcoming for it only to die unfulfilled.
So today, I can’t, we can’t in our own strength to overcome what’s trying to overcome us, BUT Today, we decree and declare to our mountain, our giant in the name of Jesus,
“GRACE GRACE OVER MY MOUNTAINS,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY STRUGGLES,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY GIANTS,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY ENEMIES,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY CALLING,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY DESTINY,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY MARRIAGE,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY FINANCES,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY LACK,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY MIND & SOUL,
GRACE GRACE OVER ANY DEBT,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY DREAMS,
GRACE GRACE OVER SICKNESS,
GRACE GRACE OVER OBESITY,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY FEARS,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY JOB,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY KIDS,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY BUSINESS,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY FAMILY,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY FUTURE,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY MINISTRY,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY ASSIGNMENT,
GRACE GRACE OVER EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR ME,
GRACE GRACE OVER MY BODY,
GRACE GRACE OVER _________!” IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!
I’m encouraged today that the Grace of Christ is with me, with you, and WE WILL NOT FAIL IN JESUS NAME!!!!!! I’m not going to despise the process, I’m going to press into my promise shouting “GRACE GRACE” at it.
Continue to join me as I share with you what Christ is sharing with me about overcoming. As always, Be Encouraged, Stay Connected, Fight & Let’s Become Free Together.
Check out this AWESOME video, “Grace, Grace” with Jentezen Franklin
Yours in Christ,
Ke’Shawn Adamson
B.O.O.M!
