Facing Your Giants: The God Who Made a Miracle Out of David Stands Ready to Make One Out of You
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YOU KNOW YOUR GOLIATH. YOU RECOGNIZE HIS WALK, THE THUNDER OF HIS VOICE. HE TAUNTS YOU with bills you can't pay, people you can't please, habits you can't break, failures you can't forget, and a future you can't face. But just like David, you can face your giant, even if you aren't the strongest, the smartest, the best equipped, or the holiest. David. You could read his story and wonder what God saw in him. His life has little to offer the unstained, straight-A saint. He fell as often as he stood, stumbled as often as he conquered. But for those who know the sound of a Goliath, David gives this reminder: FOCUS ON GIANTS YOU STUMBLE. FOCUS ON GOD YOUR GIANTS TUMBLE. If you're ready to face your giants, let his story inspire you. The same God who helped him will help you. Publishers Weekly Megaseller Lucado, with 40 million books in print, will draw more readers to his fold with this newest release, which focuses on the life of the Old Testament hero David. David crashed onto the scene in ancient Israel when he used a slingshot and one stone to fell the giant Goliath. He went on to become Israel's greatest king. Now Lucado has modern readers slaying their own giants using principles gleaned from David's life. For example, David focused on God, not giants; David's life was threatened by his nemesis King Saul, but David worshiped God; David stole the beautiful Bathsheba from her husband and then had him killed, but God forgave. Lucado goes beyond the storytelling to offer readers concrete actions to help slay their giants using the metaphor of the five stones David chose in his Goliath quest. The stones represent the past, prayer, priority, passion and persistence. Lucado's lively language ("Focus on giants-you stumble. Focus on God-your giants tumble.") and casual style appeal to the most reluctant readers, yet his spiritual depth will challenge and amaze. Added value comes with the study guide keyed to each chapter. Lucado has a giant winner here. (Nov. 21) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Acknowledgments 91 Facing Your Giants 132 Silent Phones 253 Raging Sauls 354 Desperate Days 455 Dry Seasons 556 Grief-Givers 657 Barbaric Behavior 768 Slump Guns 879 Plopping Points 9810 Unspeakable Grief 10711 Blind Intersections 11612 Strongholds 12913 Distant Deity 14014 Tough Promises 15115 Thin Air-ogance 16516 Colossal Collapses 17417 Family Matters 18318 Dashed Hopes 19519 Take Goliath Down! 202 Afterword: What Began in Bethlehem 213 Study Guide 223 Notes 293 Permissions 297
