Join Pastor Greg Laurie today as he gives his new message, “What Is the Mark of the Beast?” He will give us insight on how to counteract the lie with the truth by choosing God's mark on your life and following Him every day. Harvest at Home » Saturday, April 17, 2021 Seeing Problems from the Right Perspective LISTEN   “David asked the soldiers standing nearby, ‘What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?’” —1 Samuel 17:26 The story of David and Goliath is one of my favorites in the Bible. We love to tell it to our children, but it isn’t a fairytale. It actually happened. It’s the story of a young boy named David whose father didn’t appreciate him. His brothers had gone to war, and his father wanted David to take some food to his brothers. But when he arrived at the Israelites’ camp, he heard the voice of an oversized man in the valley of Elah, bellowing out for someone to fight him. That man’s name was Goliath, and he was nine-feet-six-inches of solid muscle. Everyone was terrified of this giant of a man, and no one was willing to accept his challenge. No one, that is, until David showed up. And of course, he went and faced off with Goliath. You might be facing a so-called giant in your life right now. It’s a gigantic problem, and as the days go by, it gets bigger and bigger and taunts you day after day. This giant, if you will, is anyone or anything that seeks to control you, hurt you, destroy you, or torment you in life. But I have some good news for you today: God is bigger than your giant. He is bigger than your problem. If you understand and see God as you ought to, then you will see your problems for what they are.  If you have a big God, then you have small problems.  And if you have big problems, then do you have a small God? I’m not in any way suggesting that your problem may not be gigantic because it could be.  But I am saying that God is bigger than what you’re facing. So if you see God in His power, His glory, and His ability to help you, then you will see your problem with the right perspective. Share this today:     Billy Graham: The Man I Knew Receive a copy for your gift of support today » Pastor Greg Laurie's new book, Billy Graham the Man I Knew, takes an in-depth look at his relationship with the great man while revealing the human side of Graham and his impact in history. Receive a copy with your donation. Copyright © 2021 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved. Harvest Ministries exists with your support to Know God and Make Him Known. If you would like, you can update your preferences. This email may be considered an advertising or promotional email. Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie P.O. Box 4000, Riverside, CA 92514-4000 Phone: 1-800-821-3300