The Power in My Past, Working in My Present

1 Samuel 17:34-36

"And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God."

David's confidence in God is truly astounding. When a king tells you that something is beyond your ability, most would be inclined to believe him. However even more would never have made it to the kind, they would've stopped when their older brother told then to knock it off. However all but David stopped even before that - they stopped when the threat first appeared.

But David went all the way, his confidence leading him to meaningful action. What inspired this confidence? David's past. He had witnessed and recognized the hand of God before and had faith that He could and would do it again.

We have all seen God work in our lives. Do I forget those instances? Or so I allow gratitude to remind me of His power in my life?