Columnist: Deborah E. Nyamekye

The difficulties you are going through on a daily basis, in which, God teaches you to be patient and gives you the natural and spiritual courage or strength, skills or gifts, know-how or strategies.

I sum up as "Tools" which are necessary for you to overcome, are extremely vital. This is because they manifest either within your nature (courage/strength) or as skills, know-how or strategies when greater afflictions or tribulations come your way.

These "Tools" may not necessarily be for use in your circumstances alone but to help others. We are always equipped by God not just for ourselves but others in mind, such is our God of deliverance and relationship.

Who loves His people and works through them for each other's sake. David comes to mind in relation to the above. He had been trained by God to defend the lambs he kept from attack by the lions and bears and he was also able to kill them when they turned on him.

Such skill and courage was acquired by David the youngest son, when he was 'a nobody' and inconspicuous. When God's appointed time came for him to publicly display his skills and courage he was ready!

With courage David said to King Saul "32 Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” (1 Sam. 17:32 NLT). Saul told David not to be ridiculous and that he was only a boy, while Goliath had been a man of war since his youth. Goliath terrified the army of Israel because he was a giant and taunted them so that no one attempted to fight him individually, but David was ready for him.

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