PROBLEMS

How can I possibly solve my problems when they're so overwhelming?

God's Response
As [David] was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. "Have you seen the giant?" the men asked. . . . David asked the soldiers standing nearby, "What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?"
I Samuel 17:23-26

[Jesus said to Peter,] "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's."
Matthew 16:23

Our Takeaway
What a difference perspective can make. Most of the onlookers in Saul's army saw a giant. David, however, saw a mortal man defying an almighty God. He knew he would not be alone when he faced Goliath; God would fight with him. As David looked to God, his perspective broadened. Viewing impossible situations through the lens of God's possibilities and power helps us to put giant problems into perspective. Once we see clearly, we can fight more effectively.

God's Promise
All this may seem impossible to you now. . . . But is it impossible for me? Says the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
Zechariah 8:6