1 Samuel 17;38-40 & 49-50
And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
And David girded his sword upon his armor, and he attempted to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
Let's bypass all that long-winded speech and just say what is true. David was meant to be the one to kill Goliath, and since it was suppose to be David, this giant had to be killed with a rock. Sounds kinda unfathomable right? I know it does because when I was lead to this scripture, I noticed something I hadn't seen or heard preached before. David considered and tried to use another man's tools of battle. Go back to the text: verse 39. After David put on all of Saul's armor the text records that, 'and he attempted to go'.
David gave consideration to what Saul had; to try and mimmick Saul, with Saul's battle wear. How similar is this portion of the story to the almost total of our youth within this country? How many of them are looking to a few men: seeking to "mimmick" the wear that these mean put on (from clothing to personality to downright copy of body art) when dealing with their own personal battles of life? I think about my generation, and how we had Jordan, NWA, Wesley Snipes, Martin Lawrence, and not to mention all of the 'highly respected' neighborhood stars that could have been emmulated. It's so simple to look to another, seeing their success, and thinking to ourselves, "If I just do it like them."
What David knew, and what we can learn is that when ATTEMPTING to do it like they do it doesn't work. Don't get mad at yourself or wear yourself out trying to do it like them. No! Go back and do it like you know how to do it.
Check out what happened, or should I say, what may have happened in the mindset of all the soldiers that were present when David took off all that armor, and then went over to the brook to grab up five stones. Five rocks! Again, Five ROCKS!!!! This had to be crazy in their eyesight. You gotta get this registered down in your spirit, now!!! These battle tested, battle ready men are laying eyes on this young man (David at this time is said to be about 17), viewing him as he made preparations to go before a Philistine. All this BOY is going to do is put some stones, five at that, inside this bag, grab his little sling, and walk his little happy behind over to were Goliath is at and fight him? In their minds I can hear them thinking to themselves, through giggles, "We might as well get ready to tell this boy's family some kind of lie. How he was brave and valiant. Cause them rocks ain't gon do nothing but make that giant mad."
Who is looking at you? Watching you, as you stay in your own lane. Doing your thing the way you know it has to be done. Whew!!!!!! I am preaching to myself right about now!!!!! Hallelujah!!!! Listen, my Brothers and Sisters, you are gonna get an audience to come about and watch you, as you do what you do. They are suppose to be there..... THAT IS YOUR AUDIENCE!!!!! These people, just like that Israeli army, are watching something that they have never seen before. Okay, so you have tried a few times, and maybe you have hit a few bumps, turns, and roadblocks, but that is suppose to happen because you are about to do something that no one else can do. NO ONE!!!! Understand? You better!!! There is a young man I know, most of you do not know this young man (all of 19 years old). He is a music producer, and I seriously expect this young man to become known throughout the world; such as Quincy Jones, Dr. Dre, Timberland, and David Foster. His name: Chris Braswell. Lil' Brother Braswell. Why do I know this? Because he is working on his sound. He doesn't need to worry or watch what other producers of music are doing because he is confident in his own abilities. This young man need not worry for all of that technology those other producers have, even if they give him opportunity to use it. He is very capable in creating a ..... ummmm, searching for the correct word.... mellifluous sound with the equipment and technology he possesses at present time. Be on the look out for this young man.
That is what today's encouragement is about. Understanding that, yeah, what another may have or doing is cool and er'thang but you have got to do with what you have because it is what you know to do with. That's right, I said it like that!!! What?! That is me. I talk like that at times, and I know the thought is expressed a bit ebonically (again, I did it), yet I have confidence you all will receive what you are to receive. No one needs another whoever. We need you, in who you are: doing things in the way you do them. Okay, so today you all have heard that being you is good, and that it is what's needed. Now if you return unto the text, v50, you will receive the exact reasoning why.
David did what every other soldier couldn't do. *I am saying this quiet like so all of you can run with the shout* They actually had more than he had. With their swords, sheilds, and armor of metal. David went out there, to face Goliath with a bag, a sling , some rocks, and..... The Lord God!!!!! That is why it is recorded in that verse, for remembrance of the battle, "But there was no sword in the hand of David". See, God wants us to know that it was THIS young man, using what HE was sure of, walking into the presence of a giant KNOWING that as long as I have God with me, I can use what is for me. Not what another says I am to use. Nor do I have to hurry myself to mimmick another's way of battle. Brothers and Sisters, it's time to stop looking at others: their ways, their words, or their actions. It's time to cast our eyes toward heaven and look at Christ Jesus, so we can stay steady in who we have been created to be. Because only you can do what you can do. Only I can do what I can do. Now, let us go forth and do what God always said we could do.
Holla,
Yer Brova Catalyst
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