12 PRINCIPLES FOR CHRISTAIN LIVING

1. Be Responsible - Young David Shows responsibility with the sheep and the battle that follows

2. Have a Zeal - vs. 17 tells us that David ran to the army, just as Jesse had instructed

3. Stay on Course - vs. 28 David wasn’t turned aside by his brother Eliab’s rudeness.

4. Resist Fleshly emotions. - David didn’t stop to get even with Eliab. He went on with his mission. Romans 12:17 “Recompense to no man evil for evil”

5. Remember the cause - vs. 29 David asked “is there not a cause?” God has a preordained purpose for our life. We need to follow that purpose.

6. Draw Strength from your Godly Experiences - vs. 32 David volunteers to fight Goliath. When King Saul says in vs. 33 “Thou art not able” David doesn’t falter. He tells in vs. 34-37 about God blessing him with victory over the bear and the lion.

7. Be yourself for the Lord. - You can’t be someone else. Don’t try. Vs. 38 Saul armed David with Saul’s armor. Vs. 39 David says “I cannot go with these for I have not proved them.

8. Go with what you know- vs. 40 David took five smooth stones and his sling. By God’s Grace they did the job. Go with what God has shown you

9. Trust God for the Victory vs.43-47 When Goliath began to curse David. David didn’t get drawn into a cursing contest. He said “I come to thee in the name of the Lord” This wasn’t about what David could do. It was about what God could do.

10. Compare the right things – David didn’t look how much bigger Goliath was than him. He looked how much bigger God was than Goliath. No Problem

11. Don’t forget your lessons – The experiences David had with the bear and the lion helped him face Goliath. The bear, lion, and Goliath could have helped David face some even more difficult problems, if he remembered his lessons.

12. Do unto others… -Mark 6:31 “As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” David learned this Godly principal and followed it ….. Sometimes.