Know What to Carry | A Hidden Lesson from David | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

0:01 Speaker 1: Do you ever look around and think, Wow, the world

0:05 Speaker 1: is a crazy place and it just seems to get

0:08 Speaker 1: crazier and crazier. Ease your mind and take a break.

0:13 Speaker 1: This is Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We're

0:17 Speaker 1: a hub for inspirational Christian sermons, practical keys for Christian living,

0:23 Speaker 1: in Christian discussions and interviews. You'll be inspired to live

0:27 Speaker 1: the life that you were created for. Your host is

0:30 Speaker 1: a top ranking podcaster, best selling author, world record holder,

0:35 Speaker 1: aerospace engineer, life coach, evangelist and founder of John Gifta International.

0:41 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta.

0:46 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, Welcome to this edition of the Fuel for

0:48 Speaker 2: the Soul with John gift podcast where I want to

0:50 Speaker 2: talk to you today on another lesson that we can

0:52 Speaker 2: learn from the life of David. This old week, we've

0:55 Speaker 2: been talking and learning about different things we can learn

0:57 Speaker 2: from First time El Scepter seventeen and I really recommend

1:00 Speaker 2: you to go back and check the powerful lessons that

1:02 Speaker 2: you can inculcate in your life. And even right now,

1:05 Speaker 2: I want to share something very important with you to

1:08 Speaker 2: give you a little bit of context in case you're

1:10 Speaker 2: not familiar with this passage. This is the moment when

1:12 Speaker 2: David is going to meet his brothers who are in

1:15 Speaker 2: the army, and that is that giving him instruction, saying

1:19 Speaker 2: I want you to go and give them food, and

1:21 Speaker 2: I want you to give me a report of what

1:23 Speaker 2: is happening and what is going on. And David is

1:26 Speaker 2: going there diligently. And here's the thing. I wanted to

1:28 Speaker 2: understand that when he goes there, he comes to know

1:31 Speaker 2: about what is happening with regard to Goliath taunting the army,

1:37 Speaker 2: and everybody is so scared, not knowing what to do.

1:40 Speaker 2: So I want to share two verses with you specifically

1:43 Speaker 2: from this and share an important lesson from this that

1:47 Speaker 2: we can learn. When you look at Worse number twenty two,

1:50 Speaker 2: it says David left his things with the keeper of

1:53 Speaker 2: supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers. Now,

1:57 Speaker 2: I wanted you to understand, like I said, if you

2:00 Speaker 2: see through those verses, now David had carried a lot

2:03 Speaker 2: of I mean things that his dad had given a

2:06 Speaker 2: basket of roasted grain and the ten loaves of bread,

2:10 Speaker 2: and you know, stuff like that that Jesse had given.

2:13 Speaker 2: In verse seventeen, you can seck this out, so you're

2:16 Speaker 2: in verse twenty to David leaves those things out, and

2:20 Speaker 2: then he goes to meet his brothers. Right, and then

2:24 Speaker 2: a long story made short when you see he's getting

2:27 Speaker 2: ready to defeat Coliat. Okay, yes, the thing I wanted

2:30 Speaker 2: you to understand. He has this encounter with David, sorry,

2:34 Speaker 2: King Saul, and then finally he agrees to do it,

2:37 Speaker 2: and long story made short. Right. If you look at

2:41 Speaker 2: verse forty, it says he picked up five smooth stones

2:44 Speaker 2: from a stream and put them into his shepherd's bag. Then,

2:49 Speaker 2: armed only with the shepherd staff and sling, he started

2:53 Speaker 2: across the valley to fight the Philistines. So Philistine, that

2:57 Speaker 2: is Goliath. Here's the thing I want you to understand. Right,

3:00 Speaker 2: when you look at verse twenty two, he left the

3:02 Speaker 2: supplies with the keeper. When you look at verse forty,

3:06 Speaker 2: it says that he picked up stones and put them

3:10 Speaker 2: in his shepherd's bag, which means that he was still

3:12 Speaker 2: carrying the shepherd's bag and he was carrying the staff

3:16 Speaker 2: and the sling. Okay, I wanted to understand something here.

3:20 Speaker 2: David knew what to carry and what not to carry,

3:24 Speaker 2: and he knew what to carry when to carry, you

3:28 Speaker 2: know what I mean. So when David went to meet

3:33 Speaker 2: with his brothers, he was not doing a shepherding job.

3:37 Speaker 2: He has given his sheep into the hands of another shepherd,

3:40 Speaker 2: the Bible says. And then he comes here, right, he

3:43 Speaker 2: is taking care of the sheep and he's come here,

3:46 Speaker 2: so he's not doing a shepherding job. But even here,

3:49 Speaker 2: he brought his shepherd's bag, shepherd's staff, and shepherd's sling. Right,

3:58 Speaker 2: I wanted to understand this. And even when he comes here,

4:02 Speaker 2: what happens. He keeps those items, those supplies, and then

4:07 Speaker 2: he still does not leave his sling and the shepherd

4:12 Speaker 2: bag there. He's carrying those with him, you know what

4:15 Speaker 2: I mean. So listen, this is a very powerful lesson

4:18 Speaker 2: because a lot of people miss this. They take the

4:20 Speaker 2: wrong things with them, and they're carrying the wrong things

4:24 Speaker 2: with them. David did not carry the supplies when he

4:28 Speaker 2: was going to meet those brothers. He gave those supplies

4:31 Speaker 2: to the concerned person and then he walks. But when

4:36 Speaker 2: he's keeping those supplies there, he's not keeping his staff

4:41 Speaker 2: and the sling also, you know what I mean, Like

4:43 Speaker 2: he's not walking like a free burn man. What I

4:46 Speaker 2: wanted to understand is certain things that you need to

4:49 Speaker 2: carry carry with you, but learn what to keep so

4:54 Speaker 2: that you don't have to carry things that you don't

4:56 Speaker 2: have to carry. But I also always be a to

5:00 Speaker 2: carry things that are connected to your calling. This is

5:04 Speaker 2: an important lesson we need to learn. You know, for example, right,

5:09 Speaker 2: if I'm saying I'm called to be a content creator,

5:12 Speaker 2: for example, right, Like one example I want to give you.

5:15 Speaker 2: So if I'm going to be like, you know what,

5:17 Speaker 2: I never know when I'm going to get an opportunity

5:19 Speaker 2: to make a video. Right, I had to carry the

5:24 Speaker 2: phone with me. Right, I have to make sure that, Okay,

5:27 Speaker 2: I have the phone with me so I can give

5:29 Speaker 2: it take the video. One of the lessons I learned

5:32 Speaker 2: in recent times, especially is that there were times I

5:35 Speaker 2: did not carry extra books. I've authored multiple books, right,

5:39 Speaker 2: I didn't carry extra books with me, and I would

5:41 Speaker 2: meet somebody and I would want to give a book

5:43 Speaker 2: to them, and I'd be like, oh my gosh, I

5:45 Speaker 2: wish I'd carried an extra book. I wish I'd carried

5:48 Speaker 2: my book, you know what I mean. So this is

5:51 Speaker 2: a lesson to learn. Like David brought things that were

5:54 Speaker 2: connected to his destiny because he was always prepared for

5:58 Speaker 2: that opportunity.

6:00 Speaker 1: Whereas when he.

6:01 Speaker 2: Knows that he doesn't have to carry the supplies wherever

6:06 Speaker 2: like even to carry. Imagine if he was carrying all

6:09 Speaker 2: the supplies and going to fight Goliat, it makes no sense, right.

6:13 Speaker 2: So if you are called for something, there are times

6:18 Speaker 2: you need to let go of things that are burdens,

6:21 Speaker 2: or there are cares, or there are things that you're

6:24 Speaker 2: carrying that you don't have to carry. You need to

6:27 Speaker 2: put it off and take with you only the things

6:30 Speaker 2: that are connected to your destiny. That's a lesson to

6:33 Speaker 2: learn from David. He carried things that were connected to

6:37 Speaker 2: his calling, his purpose, his destiny, and put off the

6:42 Speaker 2: things that were not connected to his destiny at that point.

6:47 Speaker 2: And that's a lesson that I want to share with

6:49 Speaker 2: you guys today, that you will make sure that in

6:52 Speaker 2: any area of your life that you are saying, I'm

6:56 Speaker 2: praying for God to give me a Goliath moment, or

7:00 Speaker 2: for God to help me to fulfill my purpose, you

7:05 Speaker 2: need to make sure that you know when to carry

7:07 Speaker 2: what and when to leave something and carry certain things

7:13 Speaker 2: with you wherever you go.

7:15 Speaker 1: So you've been listening to Fuel for the Soul with

7:18 Speaker 1: John Gifta, we hope you were blessed and inspired to

7:21 Speaker 1: live the life that God has for you. Make sure

7:24 Speaker 1: to subscribe to the John gifted YouTube channel for regular

7:27 Speaker 1: uploads of sermons, skits, interviews, and more. Follow John Gifta

7:32 Speaker 1: on Instagram for regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to

7:36 Speaker 1: check out the best selling books written by John Gifta,

7:39 Speaker 1: Who Am I which will help you understand your identity

7:42 Speaker 1: and the latest number one best seller Unveil your Purpose,

7:46 Speaker 1: helping you discover your purpose and to start walking in it.

7:50 Speaker 1: Make sure to leave a rating and review and be

7:52 Speaker 1: sure to share it with your friends and loved ones.

7:54 Speaker 1: If you'd like to donate, you can find the PayPal

7:57 Speaker 1: link in the description, and if you'd like to invite

7:59 Speaker 1: John Gihilt to speak at your event or to get

8:02 Speaker 1: more details, go to the website at www. Godjoongifted dot com.

8:08 Speaker 1: See you on the next episode of the Fuel for

8:11 Speaker 1: the Soul with John Gifta. God bless you