David wearing Saul's armour

Prior to David becoming King, his dad Jesse sent him to his brothers who were at forefront of the battle to deliver a picnic lunch. He noticed they were all petrified, with noone prepared to volunteer to standup against the giant Goliath. Goliath was taunting the people of God.

David though, had previously defeated both a lion and a bear. They had tried to attack the sheep that David had been guarding. His trusty sling had been his weapon of choice. It was a tried and tested tool, proven to bring down any adversary.

Saul the King had other plans for David, a man sent to deliver more than just a picnic. Saul reckoned that for David to at least have a fighting chance, he really needed to be clothed with Saul's very own armour. Surely this armour would help protect him against the onslaught of this giant of the Philistines. This was a seemingly good idea from Saul, but David couldn't wear it.  For one, it was ill-fitting and it also wasn't proven like his slingshot.

So David reverted to rely on what he knew worked and the rest is history.

Saul's armour can be different things to different people, but usually things that are ill-fitting and although "good ideas" are not God's proven tools.

In the New Testament the Apostle Paul tells us that:

"The world is unprincipled. It’s dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity"(Message version)

Prove God's faithfulness in the small things that oppose you. Then, when a "giant" shows up to thwart the purpose of God for your life, you will be victorious in the fight of faith.

Note to self - stop trying to put on the armour of natural ability and rely instead on Gods-tools - yes, my reliably accurate "slingshot" backed by His supernatural power.

"Not by might or by power but by my Spirit says says the Lord."

Selah.