The battle is the Lord's1 Samuel 17:32-50Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What reason does David give Saul for not being afraid of Goliath, and whose battle does he say it is?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What fight has left you frozen in fear, like Saul's whole army in the valley?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Remembering how God has helped you before, what will you step toward this week instead of hiding?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who around you is paralyzed by fear, and how could you remind them the battle is the Lord's?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).