Goliath Must Fall for Young ReadersSample

Day 4-Comfort Must Fall

It’s hard to think of comfort as a giant. How could it taunt or hurt us? We like having a cozy home, easy friendships, and enough money to do the things we want. We like everything to go the way we planned.

In the story of David and Goliath, we see how comfort stopped the nation of Israel from battling the Philistines. The Israelites issued their battle cry every day. They got suited up and went to the front lines. They had God on their side, but for forty days they chose the comfort of camp over the risk of facing the giant. Goliath would come out each morning, and the Israelites would say, “Not today. Too dangerous. Let’s stay in the tents where it’s safe.”

The picture we miss in the story is that David came on the scene and did in one day what the army of Israel hadn’t been able to do for a month and a half. Every day their comfort held them back. Every day the giant kept coming and coming and coming. Then David showed up and said, “This is nuts. This is going to end today.”

The giant of comfort wants us to believe that life is all about us and what makes us feel good, but that is a lie. Faith is never just about us and our lives, and it definitely isn’t about always being comfortable. In fact, God often asks His people to be uncomfortable. He does this not to make us unhappy, but because He has a plan for you and your life—an amazing and wonderful plan full of adventure and purpose. And He is inviting you to live out that plan. It won’t always be easy or comfortable. Yet if you step forward in faith and trust God, He will always be there to help you on your journey.

Remember that faith thrives in discomfort. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith means being sure of the things we hope for. And faith means knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.”