Today I read 1 Samuel 17 which contains the famous story of David fighting Goliath. This is one of those stories that depending what you need to learn you can pull out so many lessons from it. For example, as a child I would always be in awe at the fact that David was able to beat such a big man as Goliath. I was fascinated by the way David was able to overcome such a challenge.
As I have gotten older, I am intrighed by the faith in God that David had. David had perfect faith that God would help him overcome the challenge, and David was right. God did in fact help him win the battle. David's faith was rewarded by God doing exactly as David had planned. When we have perfect faith in God, faith as a grain of mustard seed as Jesus put it, we can move mountains, or defeat giants. It is not easy to have that kind of faith but if you can achieve it, you can do anything. The thing to remember however is if you have that kind of faith, you will not ask anything that is contrary to God's will. That is what God told Nephi and someone with a correct understanding of God will know. Because to have perfect faith, we have to have a correct understanding of God and His character. And if we have that, we can have do anything! Until tomorrow.
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